[astrodust]

If you're depending on "government-issued identification" you've already failed.

A) What does that even mean? What's considered valid? There's got to be at last 100 different forms of this in the United States alone. How can anyone be familiar enough with all of these forms to verify them? Then consider there's several hundred countries around the world, each with equally quirky identification systems.

B) So the "face to photograph" method of identification depends on someone supplying a photograph of themselves? Since when is this part of the process for applying for a domain name? Secondly, it's impossible to verify that the photograph is of the applicant. Are we applying for domains at the DMV now? What about people who have identification where their face is concealed, or is a woman no longer allowed to register a domain in places like Saudi Arabia?

C) Why should having government-issued identification be a pre-requisite for owning a domain name? What if you're 10 and want "billyslemonadestand.com", paid by Bitcoin?

This isn't a trust issue. Owning a domain name shouldn't be terribly difficult. This isn't like an EV SSL certificate where a notary is going to be involved. Their entire process is complete bullshit and does nothing to improve the security of anything.

[LLWM]

Uh, yeah. We're not talking about their process. We're talking about how to improve it. AKA by making it not bullshit and by requiring real verification.