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eventually the feds will require your biometrics to even get a driver's license, so it will explicitly be the law that that information be openly accessible (or at least verifiable) for you to even reasonably exist (the alternative is to not drive or be able to access any services which require ID).
My guy. Your drivers license has a picture. They already have a pic of you. Or is there some way around this?
Yes, and per the definition, this is not a biometric. Or is there some way around this?
There was an article a few days ago about the Western world moving to universal digital IDs verified with biometrics to replace passports and that is quite significantly different than a picture I took 4 years ago on a bad hair day pre COVID.