cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/51429798

🪪 The recent idscan.net (&more?) breach exposed over 153M Driver's Licenses + 10m IDs + 579k Medical Cards mostly from the US & Canada.

Age verification aka ID verification proponents should really think about how unsafe data is once it's collected en masse.

Citizens' Security & Privacy need to be prioritized and considered BEFORE implementing any form of verification for anything.

Are the Western courts in charge of protecting the people sleeping right now? 💤