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Chris Messina

Telegram Passport - Unified API for services that require personal ID

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Telegram Passport is a unified authorization method for services that require personal identification. Users can upload their documents once, then instantly share their data with services that require real-world ID (finance, ICOs, etc.). Telegram doesn‘t have access to the users’ personal information thanks to end-to-end encryption.

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Ryan Hoover
Natural expansion for the Telegram platform and its token ecosystem. No doubt Facebook is paying close attention to this. 😬
Manuel Frigerio
@rrhoover This is HUGE. I can totally see Telegram becoming the de-facto identity verification platform for several services (of course ICOs and companies doing KYC first).
Binoy Xavier Joy
The last part is even more promising. "We will soon be adding third-party verification for Telegram Passports. This way, some services won't even need to request the data itself, instead relying on the fact that the Telegram account was approved by a verification provider and the person is real."
nicknow
@binoyxj Agreed. This is really a missing link for a truly trustful internet, because global anonymity - while useful for some situations - is not the ideal model for building communities. The cost and friction involved in personal identification, especially on a global scale, has made anything but cursory verification impractical (outside of regulated financials where it is legally required.) If they can get this working they could be the next Stripe, in the sense of creating a core piece of the service framework powering large parts of the online ecosystem.
Mad Mat
Loving Telegram, this kind of move makes sense, cheers!
Stephen Silber
Love the idea behind this. I would be curious to know why I can't opt to keep this data local to my device. If I'm the only one who has access to it, then having it stored in the cloud seems like a convenience piece more than a functionality piece. Most of the data could be re-entered on a new device pretty easily.
Mikail Gurbuz
Sucks due to the same reason that @pavel once claimed for Whatsapp. Seems he duplicated the sucking methodology of Whatsapp.
Weli locus
I really like your idea of Telegram Passport. I'm working for Check iqama info and I want to use your app service for my website.
Troy Baker
I wouldn't trust that method. One day you send your documents, and the next day you see the news about leakage all the data. And this`s already happened. Some bots may contain data from state registries, as well as bases and passwords from social networks. The priority - is the speed of launching new services. The issues of fault tolerance and backup, protection against external intrusions and protection of personal data are things that`re always left in the background behind the race for functionality. Now I don't worry at all about these documents I use how to pay for a fake id cause I don't trust the government anymore.
You can get information about your Emirates ID Status. This will give you the services that you asked for from the service provider
Ghost Company
I have a website apkstick and i am using telegram to send them notifications about news and when something is updated on the websites they will know just because of telegram thanks for this useful app
Ahmed Sultan
I really like it, as we used in our Saudi Expatriates Telegram.