> From: Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Van: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Please explain me *why* it's safe to carry a, say, driver's license, > > > and not a "unique" ID card, wrt the Evil g*vernment or an evil > > > corporation that wants to track you. > > > > It's not. I wouldn't if I could get away with it. > > Why is it not safe to carry a driver's license, other than the chance that > someone might steal it? > > How many people in your country (the US, I think) have a driver's license, > and how many of those licenses get stolen every year? How many of those
A lot. > stolen licenses were stolen because someone specifically wanted that > license, and how many of them were lost simply because someone stole your A lot. > wallet for the money, and the license just happened to be in that wallet? Why is 'Indentity theft' the fastest growing crime and most common fraud?
