[rly0nheart]

I appreciate the passport analogy, but I think the comparison to North Korean developers is misplaced. My work is entirely public and verifiable. I have years of commit history on GitHub. Ben Boyter, who shared this post, has worked with me directly. The people I've worked with can vouch for me without any problems at all.

The "provenance" exists. Companies just don't look at it because they filter on credentials first. As for working locally, there are very few tech opportunities in Zambia that pay a living wage. That's part of why remote work seemed like the solution, but it requires getting past the same filters

I understand the concern about verification. I just wish the bar for verification was "look at their public work" rather than "do they have a degree from a recognisd institution."

Also, you didn't have to make it sound like I'm/might be a security risk. That kind of sentiment isn't helpful when the evidence to verify me is already public.