SolidAxleDurango wrote:
The same thing happens at every hotel on earth.... How's this any different?
I've never had a hotel make a copy. Generally they look at it to see if the name and pic match the name on the reservation. That is all they have any reason or need to do, and I would not let them make a copy if they asked. This is NOT a homeland security thing. That is a load of BS.
I've had medical providers ask for photo ID, also to verify identity. Apparently using someone else's insurance is a fairly common fraud. They wanted to make a copy, and I told them I would just show it every time I came, there was no reason for them to have a copy--especially at some place I may never go to again.
My concern is identity theft---with a credit card number and all the info on your driver's license, a scammer could get a long way. A medical office has even more info, usually your SSN along with everything else. Medical offices are a prime source of info for identity theft, usually lifted by an employee.
