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We already are able to travel without any “passport cards”, with the IDs we already have. And with pervasive facial recognition they already know who we are. If
by ein0p 2y ago
We already are able to travel without any “passport cards”, with the IDs we already have. And with pervasive facial recognition they already know who we are. If I were to guess it’s not just the ID that’s changing, it’s also the backends, which would no longer be per-state. But I’m just hypothesizing here. I’d appreciate if someone knowledgeable chimed in
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- ghaff 2y agoThere was definitely some standardized data exchange stuff involved though I never dove into the details. REAL ID effectively does as a federal ID, albeit in a somewhat more politically palatable way in a country where a lot of people have an aversion to federal IDs and databases at least as they relate to domestic travel.
- srockets 2y agoIf I read the legislation correctly, states are required to check the relevant federal databases to validate status of non-citizens (if you provide a document attesting citizenship, that check needn't be performed), and the social security numbers of anyone providing it. I don't know if the immigration status checks are tracked, but the social security number checks are, as part of the check is to verify no cross-state usage of the same number for different identities.