Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification

2019-01-29 Thread Joao Joyce
Hi ZmnSCPxj, Yeah, although I see the added value of a feature like this I completely understand your reasoning. > It is difficult to regain privacy if the base layer is nonprivate. Sure, people and corporations would probably find multiple ways to abuse this or to turn this into the only way

Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification

2019-01-27 Thread Joao Joyce
what they do with it and how they store it... De: ZmnSCPxj Enviado: 28 de janeiro de 2019 01:21:13 Para: Joao Joyce Cc: lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Assunto: Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification Good morning Joao, > > Eventu

Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification

2019-01-27 Thread Joao Joyce
, anonymous, non-tracking and perfect as they are. Thanks, João Joyce De: ZmnSCPxj Enviado: 27 de janeiro de 2019 16:13:12 Para: Joao Joyce Cc: lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org Assunto: Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification Good morning

Re: [Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification

2019-01-27 Thread ZmnSCPxj via Lightning-dev
Good morning Joao, Currently no. Also, why would you want to violate user privacy in exchange for a service? You should authorize usage depending on secrets the user knows, not depending on their "identity". This is precisely why LN is set up to use zero-knowledge contingent payments. You

[Lightning-dev] Lightning network user identification

2019-01-26 Thread Joao Joyce
Hi all, I was wondering if there is a way to identify a user across multiple LN requests or even authenticate the user in a single step using a LN wallet. Some use cases. * A company advertising a pay-per-view event could make billboards/posters with LN QR-codes. By scanning the code on