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... cu Adrian
