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I just had an app idea. I am super busy right now, but maybe someone can run with it - You could build a website verification service+app.

Produce a mobile app which uses the camera to scan QR codes, or even watermarked/"invisible" elements placed in reasonable locations on the user interface.

Release an API/SDK which allows for any network participant to quickly wire up a security verification front on their webapp (this would be a bit of js).

App and API obviously both talk to your back-end, wherein the network participants have submitted substantial business/entity verification documentation prior to being added to the network. The service is pretty damn simple - just cryptographic signatures that rotate every few seconds or something. Keep track of last ~100 to account for clock drift. No need to make it hard.

Provide application as free service to users. Monetization possible via a few routes. Ads on the user app itself, B2B contracts with network participants, etc.

Use case A: Get to final payment screen on https://www.bhphotovideo.com. User wants to be 200% sure they are not about to bank wire five figures to Putin due to some UTF8 technicalities. User takes their iPhone out, taps "my magic verification app", points at payment screen, app dings with big green check mark, post verification ad experience, et. al.




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