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> criminal could always deploy rubber-hose cryptanalysis

That would be smart criminal with means. I was thinking more of a hood with fat neck passing $20 to clerk assistant to obtain SIM for $5k fraud.



Or like the recent case where it's alleged that carrier employees were actually in on SIM swap scams.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/10/att-employees-he...


The clerk is looking at ID and comparing with data in the system. If bribed he can always claim that ID looked legit or he made honest mistake.

So easy for evildoers and so much friction for law-abiding customers.


I think most people fail to realize that excellent fake IDs cost like $50. (A tad more in the EU because of the lower drinking age)


If you make the carrier liable for damages in case of fraud, there would be process to mitigate the risk from one bad actor. Like the bank requires a manager approval for certain high risk transactions like international wires.


Too long of a moon shot. Generally the T&C are limited to actual loss, like you lost your internet for 2 days so they'll reimburse you for 2 days of bill but not if you lost a business deal. Similarly in case of airline if you missed your game. they're not responsible for the game tickets




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