Hey everyone, so I've been thinking about this lately after a frustrating experience last month. I was trying to sign up for this new banking app here in Kyiv, and they wanted me to scan my passport and do the whole face match thing. It felt kinda sketchy because I knew the photos and data were getting sent off to some server somewhere—who knows what happens to it after? What actually changes if the entire identity check, like reading the ID text and verifying it, happens completely on my phone without ever touching external servers? Does it really make a big difference in privacy, speed, or even how reliable the whole process feels? Just curious what you all think, because I'm paranoid about data leaks these days.
What changes when identity verification stays entirely on-device instead of hitting external servers?
by Dorrofanb Korrill -
Number of replies: 2
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Re: What changes when identity verification stays entirely on-device instead of hitting external servers?
by doukas loksan -
Lately I've noticed more everyday apps quietly moving toward handling personal scans and checks right on the gadget itself instead of pinging distant computers. It stands out especially in places where connections aren't always stable or where folks just don't trust big services with their documents anymore. You see it popping up in random tools for travel or finance, almost like a little shift in how these things are built now. Kinda makes you realize how much used to rely on sending everything away without a second thought.
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Re: What changes when identity verification stays entirely on-device instead of hitting external servers?
by Zaffza Amorrik -
Man, that passport upload thing always makes me nervous too. From what I've seen in a few apps I've used, keeping everything strictly on-device really shifts things a lot. No info leaves your phone at all, so there's zero chance of some company storing your scans or getting hacked later and exposing them. It also tends to work way faster—no waiting for uploads or server roundtrips, especially useful when the internet is spotty like it can be sometimes. Plus the whole setup feels more trustworthy since you're not handing sensitive stuff over. Someone I know pointed me toward https://ocrstudio.ai/ as an example of this kind of approach where the processing stays local, and honestly after trying similar tools it does give you more peace of mind. Not saying it's perfect, but it cuts out a lot of the "where does my data go?" worry that server-based ones bring.