>> Regardless to participate you will need a picture ID ( Drivers license or >> Passport ) which is valid ( currently not expired ) > > I never understand the "not expired" requirement. Not just here, everywhere. > > It's still verification that it's you. The expiration date applies to the > permissions granted by the issuing authority, such as driving on public roads > or traveling abroad. It does not mean that you are no longer you.
Because when an ID is expired, you might give it to someone who looks vaguely like you, since you won't need it any more for the purpose of identification (since you'll have the "active" one). I knew kids who did this all the time, using their older sibling's expired drivers license, for example, to purchase beer and smokes. Imagine if you found the expired ID of someone you looked vaguely like, and then started using it to prove you were them. They'd have no indication that the thing they weren't using any more was being used against them. Hence, after YOU have no need to carry it around, it has zero value to anyone else. D _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org https://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Mar 5 - 11th Anniversary Meeting - Home Network Show and Tell Apr 2 - Nginx: High-Performance HTTP Server, Reverse Proxy, and IMAP/POP3 Proxy Server May 7 - Google App Engine
