How to spot a good fake ID

Re:How to spot a good fake ID by woodruffw on Friday July 23, 2021 @11:31PM (#27938183)

Having read this, I went and found my Global Entry[1] card. It has remarkably few of the security features mentioned: it's clearly machine cut and has visible laminate layers, and the raised features are incredibly easy to miss. I've used this card to enter and leave the United States multiple times, but every bartender thinks it's fake.

Oh, and my picture on it is laughably bad. I distinctly remember the border agent using a consumer Logitech webcam to take it.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Entry

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Re:How to spot a good fake ID by zaychikk on Saturday July 24, 2021 @12:19AM (#27938364)

I have one of these too (including the terrible logitech portrait) and I think the important verification going on is that 1) once you're approved, your passport number is linked and the book can be cross-referenced and 2) I believe DHS is now doing facial recognition at global entry terminals, which does away with the card totally.

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