How do you deal with renewing ID/official documentation? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by Dop@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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May be a stupid question, but it occurred to me that when renewing official IDs, fingerprints are registered, and of course, there's a clean shot of your face. Kinda makes me uncomfortable, since fascism seems to be on the rise pretty much everywhere. How do you guys deal with this? Necessary evil?

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[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

It depends where you are and what you're renewing. Lots of these things (photos/fingerprints/etc) may be optional. Research beforehand, talk with the staff, express your concerns, be polite, and see which parts you can opt out.

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