I'm surprised there is all these KYC threads out here with people complaining. The solution is so simple it hurts. How is a corporation going to check the validity of every human on earth. LOL You guys are fools if your sending in actual passports. I thought you guys were playing. Yikes. No wonder its so easy to make $$ in crypto. The people that are playing may not be the smartest. Do you know how damn risky it is to send in a real passport to these piss ant ICO's? If your data is not safe at the top banking institution and corporations in the world why in the hell would you send your passport to a company worth well nothing at the point your sending it in. The next little Jihadist is prob going to drop your passport at the scene.
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I think depending on you country and laws, you need to evaluate what is more risky. In some countries you go to prison if you use fake identities. On the other side I see the argument using fake IDs to protect yourself. I know someone who became a victim of identity theft and it has been a nightmare for months.