My ex's dad laminated his whole ass birth certificate. He had a bitch of a time fixing that lmao.

Though I think people ask for birth certificate less often than they do our SIN (and also our SIN cards are actual literal cards in Canada not just pieces of paper).

Why make it a card then? If it's meant to be stored as a document then it should be the size of an envelope, or a standard A4 sheet.

I keep mine attached to the envelope sized paper it came on. But it shouldn't be a card shape, that encourages people to carry it. My grandpa always carried his.

Every time ya try to fix the NatID problem though suddenly it's a surveillance state system and not just an efficient nexus for federal services and permissions.

I've lost my place to stay more than I've lost my wallet.

That's how zombies are created.

When I post pictures with blurred information, I replace the info with something trollish and then blur it. Nobody appreciated that so far. :(

Depends on the kind of blur. Some kinds can indeed be almost perfectly removed if you know the used blurring function, others are destructive. But, yes, don't take that chance. Always delete/paint over sensitive information.

Source: we had to do just that in a course I took a long time ago.

Some people just downvote for weird reasons, so I figure it's not worth worrying about. Someone once told me they were downvoting every post I share that has bright colors because they use dark mode... Lol

My wife found out you can get one earlier as long as your parents sign off on it. They then used her social security to scam some loans while she's a child, which fucked her up later when she moves out on her own and tried to get an apartment.

Security features used to verify the validity get covered when you add a plastic film.

I've been asked for the number many times, of course, but I didn't think I've ever had to show my physical card to someone in my entire life.

The intent is for it to completely disintegrate by the time you need to claim benefits and can’t remember your SSN.

j/k, the completely disintegrating part is true, the last part is that there won’t be any SSN benefits by the time Gen Y and later gets around to retiring.

That would make it much easier to fake it

No, you don't need to carry it around. Memorizing it and keeping it safe for the few occasions you do need the card itself is fine.

Because it’s meant to biodegrade if lost outside so your identity is harder to steal

You aren't allowed to laminate the card, because the card says do not laminate.