You still have to have your friend or family member go to the webpage, download the app, run the app, and give
you the ID number of their session in order for you to connect to them.
A
number of digital
ID schemes are emerging, including OpenID Connect, a protocol combining an identity layer and an authorisation server, which allows clients
of all types (e.g. developers) to request and receive information about authenticated
session and end - users across websites and apps without having to own or manage password files.