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Thanks to Popcrave https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1691852136236327316?s=46&t=lcH0dp9biwkMEBKsRQeVeQ

Who here is going to put their ID and photo on X/Twitter

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[โ€“] karma_nder@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's stopping someone from printing a fake ID on paper? Also would a printed photo pass the "selfie" test?

[โ€“] DocSportello@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This kind of verification usually works by the user being visible on camera and holding their ID up to the camera, turning it in multiple directions to show its safety features.