On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 04:18:15PM -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Friday 26 May 2006 00:50, Josselin Mouette wrote: > > Le jeudi 25 mai 2006 à 02:36 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : > > > It has come to my attention that Martin Kraff used an > > > unofficial, and easily forge-able, identity device at a large key > > > signing party recently. > > > > FWIW, I'm pretty sure Martin presented me an official German ID card. > > > > But should I revoke signatures from developers who showed me a US driver > > license, a piece of plastic I could fake with my inkjet printer? > > I'd be inclined to say yes if they look like the new Oregon or California > ones > due to the lack of security features. OTOH, I live in a region with some of > the highest meth consumption in the world, and I have had my identity stolen > once. Damn you, social security administration...
But what does it matter? Can you spot a fake Victorian drivers' licence? Fake German ID card? Do you know the distinguishing marks that differentiate a real Australian passport from fakes? Daniel, sensing misdirected enthusiasm
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