> who would be dumb enough to upload their driver's license to some untrusted website ... Facebook has blocked an account of mine before, requesting government

> who would be dumb enough to upload their driver's license to some untrusted website ... Facebook has blocked an account of mine before, requesting government issued photo ID. I never gave any, so my account is now deactivated. But I suspect many people do cave so they can get access to Facebook again. And, if, in the future it's a common requirement, then sure, people would do it, since it's the only way to use useful(or fun, or work-related) websites. I what about China's system - Since the government ID is tied to almost everything, I'm sure it's common over there to give out your government ID to get access to websites. (I don't know any of that for sure - I don't live there).