alt Hacker NewsThank you for sharing this.
I understand, and even agree, that how this is being handled has some pretty creepy aspects. But one thing missing from the comments I see here and elsewhere is: How else should verification be handled? We have a real problem with AI/bots online these days, trust will be at a premium. How can we try to assure it? I can think of one way: Everyone must pay to be a member (there will still be fraud, but it will cost!). How else can we verify with a better set of tradeoffs?
There is some info from Persona CEO on (of course) LinkedIn, in response to a post from security researcher Brian Krebs: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bkrebs_if-you-are-thinking-ab... . I note he's not verified, but he does pay for the service.
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> How else should verification be handled?
There should be no verification. The idea of a single platform where every worker is listed, identified, and connected to other people he/she knows IRL is scary. It shouldn't exist.
zero knowledge proofs, with services such as https://zkpassport.id/ (i am not affiliated)
How about everyone gets a digital certification from their own government that this is the person named this and that. No need to share cranial measurements and iris scans.
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> How else should verification be handled?
Many European countries have secure electronic identifications that are trusted by the government, banks etc.
Linkedin could easily use this to verify the identities.
Example of services where you can verify the identity with 35 different providers using a single API:
https://www.signicat.com/products/identity-proofing/eid-hub or https://www.scrive.com/products/eid-hub
I doubt it would take more than a sprint to integrate with this or other services.