[mistercow]

Since they tell you to cover up your license number, it's hard to see how it would be particularly helpful for cataloging.

[rglover]

I'm thinking of a visual catalog. Where if I commit a crime and Facebook can be used as evidence, if one of my photos is my license, it guarantees that it's me. Maybe catalog isn't the right word, but some means for quickly matching a profile to an individual.

[FourthProtocol]

It doesn't. Ebay asked me for a scan of my passport a while ago. I changed all of the details, including my name, and they accepted it.

[rglover]

Interesting. Do you mind me asking why they required a passport? Seems a bit off.

[FourthProtocol]

They asked because I hadn't logged in for two years. I only use Ebay when I have no alternative.