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As a European it's baffling to me that this is even possible. Afaik this is close to impossible here. Everyone has a mandatory ID card with a chip on it that's
by stef25 3y ago
As a European it's baffling to me that this is even possible. Afaik this is close to impossible here. Everyone has a mandatory ID card with a chip on it that's used to identify you. Maybe it sounds dystopian but so is getting drugged up in a mental hospital in a case of mistaken identity ... I mean WTAF. Not that these wild exception should determine the rule either.
- tyingq 3y agoI suspect the US system where each of the 50 US states have their own rules for birth certificates, id cards, etc, is the big reason. So, for example, you can craft fake id for one state...and it doesn't have to be good enough to fool anyone in that state. Just good enough to fool any one of the other 49. Which you then can bootstrap into a "real id" from that second state. Especially given this happened decades ago. It has become much harder over time.
- sva_ 3y ago> Everyone has a mandatory ID card with a chip on it that's used to identify you. Or you just get rid of your documents, claim to be a refugee, and just fabricate all the data.
- Macha 3y ago> Everyone has a mandatory ID card with a chip on it that's used to identify you. Only in some European countries
- mixmastamyk 3y agoOh, a chip. Must be foolproof, right? ;-)
- tim333 3y agoIn the UK we don't have mandatory ID and also seem to manage to not bang people up like that.