Comment by HappMacDonald

So think through what you've just said.

If you were able to do all of those things to prove your identity using your ID.. then any identity thief with a copy of your ID could use it to impersonate you in every one of those venues.

That means that somebody else can send your money wherever they wish.. create bank accounts to perform nefarious deeds that tie back to you.. book flights, and subscribe to services on your dime or on a stolen credit card behind your name so that after the chargebacks all debt collection activity aims at you. And finally convince the government to send your tax refunds to them.

In light of this what is absurd about being parsimonious with who and how we share copies of our ID, and why should virtually every website online be deputized into keeping copies of them to provide dog standard content services that might not always be suitable for all audiences?