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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by rrix2 on Friday September 22, 2017 @05:29PM (#15315989)
(replying to sibling comment)

> Well that is an exception to the rule rather than the norm.

It is? I've literally never given my ID on SFBART or Amtrak, what modes of travel besides being the driver of a car have you had to have a form of state or national ID?

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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by paradite on Saturday September 23, 2017 @01:10AM (#15318248)
I think you misread the meaning of my comment, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15318245
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Re:WeChat confirms it makes all private user data available ... by riffic on Friday September 22, 2017 @08:24PM (#15317214)
Amtrak may require ID upon demand:

https://www.amtrak.com/passenger-identification

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