Bounty + KYC, your opinion about the risk of identity theft?

[Oppang Inamo]

It depends on one's experience and choice. If you knew you could trust the bounty and its platform, its manager, and its team, then never hesitate for showing who you are. It is just like registering for a job application on their company hence they must know you first before they give such salary and rewards with your work. Although you mentioned a specific bounty as they made their spreadsheet public, it is not that kind of risky as long as you trust them. And if they would end up being only a scam, then atleast your tried to participate with your own will and given your full trust. And also, why bother identity theft at all, it is already a risk of using the internet.

[temilade200]

Doing the KYC of a project is not an issue for me. My concern is about some projects that would announce KYC after the bounty. This is very discouraging and most of those coins turn out scam.

[Flamebellow]

KYC could be really dangerous if your documents will be theft by scammers . Scammers can take a loan using your documents or simply visit your home (remember they know everything about you , because you send them your docs) to threaten with violence and rob you of all money, including money in your crypto wallet . So think twice whether KYC worth it or not .

[OluwaTosin10]

Kyc can be really scary
But it does have an advantage

Most kyc asks you to write in a paper mentioning the name of the project
That’s a reason why it can’t be sold to any black market because once an edit is done

Everyone knows it’s not real

[tanveer01]

Still now, i never seen or hear anything that KYC information leaked and hackers hacked something. But that doesn't mean nothing will happend in future. In this world, risk is always avaliable, so in future may be hackers do something unprecious with KYC information. It's 50-50, i think project team members do something new that it feels us secure always.

[OSEIBOATENG]

Bounties asking of KYC I think it's not too risky as such. Your documents will be given to the devs so if anything do happen then you have to Hold the project responsible.

[anahata]

Just stay away from these scam ICO's that ask for kyc, no need to share your private info for some few tokens, which may have little or no value at all.

[Osayo]

I have never for once like the idea of imposing KYC on bounties. I don't want a situation whereby your personal information or identity will be stolen. Most of the companies abandon the data after their ICO.

[Dextord]

I think that bounty with kyc is very vulnerable to data theft, in my opinion, as a bounty hunter, I have to be careful, I prefer to participate in the bounty campaign as usual without kyc on bitcointalk

[goshay97]

Of course you run the risk of Identity theft.  Also your can have your documents stolen multiple ways.  Hackers could grab it during transmission.  You could send it to a scam ICO.  The place where they store it could be compromised at a future date.  An employee for the KYC company could sell the information on the side.  The list is endless.  Sending yoru documents online is pure insanity. 

[gabagandalf]

it’s really scary. such data should not be public in a spreadsheet. that really invites you to data theft. moreover, it is a bad sign if a ico handles so badly with the data of the customers.

[Nggedebus]

If it's like that then i won't bother to join the bounty and fill the KYC if all of our private data is exposed to the world.
It's like giving the key to our house to the theft and says "please come in".

[KS03]

It's terrifying.  There were already members on this forum who's Passports were on the dark web for sale.  If you sent in your passports I'm afraid it's already too late as you have sent a digital copy of your most important document and it will forever be out there on a database waiting to be hacked.

[Ghebung Masam]

I think this is a difficult choice, on the one hand the bounty hunter wants to protect his personal data from things he doesn't want. but on the other hand the developer must have complete data for all token holders and possibly to eliminate cheating or bots often occur.

[CryptoBry]

I just checked their public stake spreadsheet this really horrible why are they displaying full name of participants. For bounty campaign email address, BTT forum user name, social media accounts links and ERC20 wallets are enough but including full name can harm participants future. I am not against bounty campaign which requires KYC but they are displaying full name which really questionable.

And I agree. These information must not be easily available on the public view...cautious should be applied considering that we are now entering the era where information can be utilized for any kind of criminal act jeopardizing the real owner of the information. Before I was not too careful with my information but things are so different these days. In my view, leaders of this industry should come up with a good guideline on this matter. And yes, even this forum can be helpful if guideline on information is published. Privacy while still doing business must be part of the equation.

[backspace jejel]

I think this is a difficult choice, on the one hand the bounty hunter wants to protect his personal data from things he doesn't want. but on the other hand the developer must have complete data for all token holders and possibly to eliminate cheating or bots often occur.

you are right,but if Kyc is really needed to help the development team to develop their projects then I have no problem with that, I will still join the KYC bounty if the project is really good

[yanto@1977]

I’ve just let this post in the Bounty thread of the REMCO campaign
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4989188.msg45033426#msg45033426

Guys, I can understand the Bountys asking for a KYC now, why not after all...

But your spreadsheet is PUBLIC!
 
It is an extraordinary database for hackers with real identity associations and full of information
 
For bounty hunter security, pass this table in private access!

It’s me or it’s really scary ??

That is the rules and we should follow if want get pay, don't like just leave it. KYC is simple and also have risk public will know our identity, if you scare about this like me just go and find another one with out KYC. Don't think hard about this just focus to make money and increase our skill about crypto is better.

[dillonplayadoe]

They are teaching my 4th grade son about internet safety.  You never ever reveal yourself on the internet and you sure as hell don't send passports over the internet.  Are you guys kidding me with this shit?  Your sending your passports over the internet with all this identity theft taking place.  Oh man you guys are going to get destroyed. 

[elzjmirra]

Use the KYC is indeed very risky and identity theft or hacking identity is indeed not very good. I would consider before I make my decision to let KYC is not wrong. And from my experience, the bounty with KYC was very nice results.

[DiamondsAndCoins]

It's already begun.  I think there was an article floating around talking about how people we thieving passports running KYC scams.  I also know passports can be bought online.  I'm sure some of our forum members are victims as one person was declined for a ICO because he had already signed up!.  So he obviously has his passport being sold and traded on the web.  Hopefully no one does nay criminal activity under his name.