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by yakkers 1359 days ago
It's what happens when a country dismisses a proper national ID number/card -- the nearest available substitute gets used, sometimes regardless of how well the substitute works as an ID. The United States Social Security card/number comes to mind as a particularly egregious example, though I'd also consider drivers' licences (as is common in Australia) to also be a bad substitute.