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> First, the very act of requesting your data is in a way confirming and verifying the accuracy of the data. Could you explain what you mean by that? And also

• mschuster91 7y ago
  For example, checking if you ever had an account at companies mentioned in your data takeout - to spot if someone does shit while using your name/personal information, or some incompetent/malicious clerk mixed up data.
  • ineedasername 7y ago
    That doesn't verify any data though. At most, it implies a likelihood of having an account, but nothing about the specific data.
    • xeromal 7y ago
      If they're uncertain of your middle name for instance, uploading your ID just confirms that they had it right or wrong.
• newnewpdro 7y ago
  It's obviously contributing more data with a high probability of being all signal and zero noise. Some government IDs even include social security #s, but you're adding a photograph. In the sense of confirming the data, it seems likely to at least attest to the identity being a genuine one associated with that data. Rather than something like a burner phone setup with a bunch of random stuff. Of course people can also have a fake photo ID, but it seems unlikely someone using a totally fabricated existence would be querying for this information and exposing them potentially to closer scrutiny.