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In this context wouldn't the EU be a better entity to compare against the US federal government? In that sense the ID situation in the US is pretty much the sam
by MrRadar 9y ago
In this context wouldn't the EU be a better entity to compare against the US federal government? In that sense the ID situation in the US is pretty much the same as in Europe (each member state issues its own IDs), except the US has an extra ID number at the federal level that was never even intended to be a federal ID number (and is consequently terrible at being that).
- yxhuvud 9y agoNo, at least some of the IDs in Europe is valid in all or most of EU. In Sweden, the ones given out by the police is valid in EU, while for example drivers licenses is not (as an ID. They are valid to drive with).
- Dylan16807 9y agoWhat do you mean? I can use my driver's license as an ID in any state.
- Symbiote 9y agoAn EU driving licence is only proof of being qualified to drive, not proof of residence or nationality. That makes it ok for some identity purposes (age, name) but not sufficient for crossing a national border. (I'm not sure this is relevant, but I'm explaining the situation here.)
- dx034 9y agoTo proof your age but not to identify for official business (e.g. opening bank accounts) or with governments.
- zaarn 9y agoA drivers license is not an ID in the EU. It is usually used for age verification. If you do a post-ident or anything official, you need your proper ID.
- 0xffff2 9y agoIn most (all?) US states the DMV or equivalent issues both IDs and driver's licenses, with the side effect that if you have a driver's license it is also your state ID. So the fact that they are separate in the EU is tangential. The term "driver's license" in the US is synonymous with both "ID" and "driver's license" in the EU, and can be compared to either.