Question 2: Why are people so worried about ID scanning?

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Question 2:  Why are people so worried about ID scanning?

Answer: Scanning puts your personal information in electronic form, which could make it much easier for it to be used for identity theft and purposes that you may not have agreed to such as:

• direct marketing
• creating customer databases and
• matching it with other personal information.

This answer is a summary only. For more details, see our information sheet.

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