Re: Potential Summary: Keysigning in times of COVID-19
On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 09:23:58PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 09:03:00PM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote:
> >On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 11:08:01PM +0530, Pirate Praveen wrote:
> >> I think the point about fake idenity documents is, it being a criminal
> >> activity and make one liable for prosecution. So it is not just about
> >> immediate cost of getting a fake id, but the is high risk if you are caught.
> >> Not all frauds get caught, but some do get caught and it probably serves as
> >> a deterrant or it sufficiently sets the bar very high (I think 3 letter
> >> agencies can still take the risk).
> >
> >I don't think someone could possibly be prosecuted for using a fake passport
> >to obtain a gpg signature. Especially with the link between meeting a DD
> >many months earlier and that criminal betrayal being so tenuous.
>
> It's clearly fraudulent under at least UK law. I'm sure it would also
> be elsewhere. You might struggle to get police to pick up the *case*,
> but...
This does not even matter when there are DDs who sign keys with fake
names that are not printed on any (real or fake) government documents...
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Adrian
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