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I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So how they did it once upon a time was you showed them your license, they punched the # into the system that would check it. The person at the desk would confirm it was you from the picture. No need to scan the actual ID card, which is where this problem comes from.

[โ€“] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

That is true, but now they rather have a digital proof for insurance reasons.