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		SAI_Peregrinus 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Revolut confirms customer data breach through fake... In the USA they already take passport photos. Being able to receive mail addressed to a name is the closest thing to a national ID the USA has. They're already depended on for identity verification quite a lot.
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LoganDark 7 days ago [–]

You can receive mail to any name at your address.

SAI_Peregrinus 4 days ago | [–]

I didn't say it was a good national ID system, I said it's the closest thing the US has to one.

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