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Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by soopypoos on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:29PM (#47235718)
Would you write your name down the side of your car?
Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by paddez on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @02:48PM (#47237890)
There's a subset of people in Ireland who are legally required to write down an ID on their vehicle, that can be matched to a name/photograph in seconds.

https://www.transportforireland.ie/getting-around/by-taxi/dr...

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Additionally, in plenty of European Countries, it's pretty common to write your name on your address: https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B01RP4/personal-name-plates-at-blo...

Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by cm2012 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:52PM (#47236085)
My name is on my car, the license plate can be matched to my name in seconds.
Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by shevy-java on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @02:12PM (#47237261)
To those who have access on the registry - yes. But not everyone knows the name because they do not have access to the registry.

Writing it down would give more information to everyone else at all times.

Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by 0xffff2 on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:50PM (#47236051)
Would you not? It would look odd and draw a lot of attention simply for being unusual, but I'm struggling to come up with any way in which doing so would actually harm me.
Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online... by soopypoos on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @02:21PM (#47237434)
If you do it right now I will reveal my answer.