Someone wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets 2023-05-05 12:08 am (UTC)

Photos of photo ID?

I work for a local government and in the last couple years, tons of people (okay, not tons, but) have tried to use a picture of their photo ID saved on their phone when we ask for ID. Mostly I'd say they're 30s on down; any older and people just say they left their ID at home/in another wallet/lost their documentation/whatever.

Where are people actually able to use a photo of their ID for anything? There's one country in the entire world that has an official digital government ID as even an option; it's Brazil.

And even aside from government offices, banks won't accept a photo of an ID, cops would laugh (and ticket you), bars would be opening themselves up for so much legal shit, ditto tattoo parlors/liquor stores etc.

What's going on? Is it a pandemic thing that people didn't realize doesn't apply in-person?

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