Use Case: Transaction Identification (travel use cases)

Hi All,

This is a little short and sweet use for transaction/travel identification.
I'm unclear if this is a good use of DIDs or there may be technology built
to better solve this. Also, to fully solve this problem, you'd need to have
a solution that includes the verification of the identification (DID) from
a lot of small businesses.

It has been added to the DID use case document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wz8sakevXzO2OSMP341w7M2LjAMZfEQaTQEm_AOs3_Q/edit?usp=sharing

Again, this is a draft concept and can be fleshed out more. I look forward
to your comments and questions.

-Heather

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*Name: Transaction Identification (e.g. travel use cases)Background:When
traveling, hotels and other businesses need identification information.
This is exacerbated when using new travel sites like AirBnB.Description:The
problem: requirement to share personal information with hotels. Their data
security is not secure. If one uses a stage name while traveling, you’ll
need to reconcile that with financial information that has a legal name.
With AirBnbs and other alternative hotels, individual hosts may want a copy
of the driver’s license of not just the renter, but all guests (hotels
often ask for this). But what are the security practices of these
individuals? How can you confirm/share identity information to the
satisfaction of the host/business owner and security PII of the user at the
same time? Whether the PII is collected in a computer database or on slips
of paper, there may be poor security practices. It is not the business of
the hotel to secure data, it is their business to provide overnight
accommodations. Thomas is a superhost in Joshua Tree and runs 3 AirBnBs.
Even though AirBnB validates the guests identification before a
reservation, Thomas always asks for a copy of their drivers license, which
he stores as a photograph in his person cloud.Angela is traveling for two
weeks on a roadtrip. Each night is at a different motel. Each motel asks
for identification information when registering for the room. Angela is
concerned with the security practices of the PII collected by these motels.
 Sticky Wicket: Identity information is needed for transactions, but the
people who collect and use this information have poor security practices -
thus creating risk for the collected data. These systems may be low hanging
fruit targets for hackers.Distinctive: Not sure if this is a good
application of DIDs. It might be a heavy weight solution to this problem.
There may be a better solution in conjunction with a specific payment
mechanism (credit cards).Potential adjacent use cases - Where to use
identity when traveling?- Stage names- Dead Name Club- In conjunction with
a travel AI/agent- Real estate wire transfer details- Buying property,
closing deals. Hacker has successfully phished a real estate agent, but
wait quietly until a wire transfer message is sent to one of their buyers.
After the legit real estate agent has sent the wire instructions, the
hacker emails the buyers with *updated* wire instructions from the phished
email account. The updated wire instructions go to the hacker’s bank
account. *

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