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ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen (techcrunch.com)
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The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 34 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Feels like the sort of thing that should put you out of the ID scanning business for life, seeing as you've failed at one of your primary responsibilities

[–] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago

Its probably the most important one, immediately before "accurate validation".

Id prefer being falsely denied access than my data being leaked

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 52 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 26 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I was told this would never happen. Oh wait, they said they would never be responsible if this happened. Duh.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 9 points 17 hours ago

And it happens like, obnoxiously often.

[–] crowcore_explorer@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

i see i was beat to the surprised pikachu

[–] hneerqe@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

this already happened 5 minutes after going into effect in the uk. no biological waste of a politician changed their mind.