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Does KYC really rely on an I.P. Address? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by DamnGoodTech@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I freelance for a living. Avoided a major freelancing site for a while but times are tight so I decided to finally take the plunge.

Lo and behold I needed to verify my identity for the ol' know your customer laws (for the good of the nation and security--yeah, yeah, I get it). No biggie. I'm used to it. Uploaded ID, address, all good. Or so I thought.

Then they wanted to know which country I resided in. Um...U.S....as shown on my ID, my utility bill, and social media tied to my account?

Yeah, turns out they don't want you to use a VPN. Ever. Not just for ID verification.

Kinda dumb because I feel like I'm missing a whole community of clients, all become some nitwits that think that a VPN is somehow a security risk. It's even MORE concerning knowing that other developers WITHOUT a VPN are working with these clients, possibly exposing client secrets over an unsecured connection.

Anyone else sick of this VPN related to KYC? Or has anyone found a way to shmooze your way into OK-ing a VPN?

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[–] poVoq@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

I think they do that to make it harder for someone to register under their name and then outsource their assigned work to someone else that is cheaper in another country.

[–] Zach777@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago

Easy work around. Setup a vpn and have that person connect to you /s

[–] southerntofu@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 years ago

I'm sorry but what service are you talking about? People not familiar with your country/culture (like me! :)) have no idea what the technical question is about.

I mean if you want to use a VPN to conceal your network location from a remote service, you don't have to use a public VPN. Just use an SSH tunnel (ssh -D or ssh -L usually) on a tilde server or any other server you have access to, so you can route your web browser's traffic through there.