bholley·4 months ago·discussThe system is mediated by the browser, so the source code can be inspected by anyone and verified not to leak information.
bholley·4 months ago·discussThe idea is to leverage information from site A (say, a bank) who knows a lot about the user to attest to site B (say, HN) that the user is a real person, without revealing any other information known by site A to site B.