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It is absurd to accept something like a utility bill as a proof of anything. Even birth certificates I don’t really understand - my original birth certificate i
by zxcvbn4038 6y ago
It is absurd to accept something like a utility bill as a proof of anything. Even birth certificates I don’t really understand - my original birth certificate is hand typed by an IBM Selectric typewriter on common security paper and embossed with the county seal of the area where I was born. As very few people would be able to verify the seal I think it’s more or less worthless as an secure document because it could be reproduced or approximated so easily. You can obtain guides with examples of secure documents but they are large and expensive, and I’ve never seen them at retail banks or the DMV. I’m not sure how comprehensive they are either - collecting samples at the county or city level across the decades would be a Herculean task.