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Re:87% of the U.S. Population are uniquely identified by {DO... by robk on Wednesday August 31, 2011 @08:30AM (#2945242)
What's the harm of just a soundex? If you name is on the card anyways, it's not that secretive.
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Re:87% of the U.S. Population are uniquely identified by {DO... by ichc-werker on Wednesday August 31, 2011 @10:33PM (#2948434)
If I know your name, this makes it much more easy to deduce your drivers license number.
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