I'm currently doing a course with Coursera.
Coursera is a co-operation of several universities (MIT among them) that offer free courses on wide range of subjects.
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At the end of the course, there is the opportunity to get a certificate. But for this on-line educational organisation to minimize fraud, they want a lot of info from applicants.
They make a "signature" where they track they way you type and add that to your profile.
And a photograph of the applicant
And a scan/photo of a valid ID
+ the usual stuff (address, email address etc)
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I was going to apply until it occurred to me that this combination of info is pretty much a perfect identity-theft storm.
If ever Coursera get's hacked, some Russian hacker will blow my life savings in a Moscow strip-club and then proceed to buy a house in my name in central London.
What are the thoughts of sages of this sub-forum?
Am I being really paranoid? Or is it really better to avoid doing this and convince prospective employers of my qualities with my charm and good looks?
Coursera is a co-operation of several universities (MIT among them) that offer free courses on wide range of subjects.
http://ift.tt/xSalqJ
At the end of the course, there is the opportunity to get a certificate. But for this on-line educational organisation to minimize fraud, they want a lot of info from applicants.
They make a "signature" where they track they way you type and add that to your profile.
And a photograph of the applicant
And a scan/photo of a valid ID
+ the usual stuff (address, email address etc)
http://ift.tt/Q7g0iB
I was going to apply until it occurred to me that this combination of info is pretty much a perfect identity-theft storm.
If ever Coursera get's hacked, some Russian hacker will blow my life savings in a Moscow strip-club and then proceed to buy a house in my name in central London.
What are the thoughts of sages of this sub-forum?
Am I being really paranoid? Or is it really better to avoid doing this and convince prospective employers of my qualities with my charm and good looks?
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