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A local college partnered with a local bank for some time to offer a Debt Card/Student ID which I missed out on but would find extremely useful since I proffer my driver's license every time I hand over my card.

With that said, I have no answer to your question, although I might come Monday if I get the time to call and find out.

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Why would you instinctively offer your drivers license? That is just increasing the chance of fraudulent use of your card.

How so? Or am I underestimating the prevalence of fake IDs such that my name and photo are no longer valid points of verification? This can be more easily battled with a photo on the card itself. Unless of course I would simply underestimate the prevalence of people scanning said photo to use on the fake ID which shouldn't match and could be further battled with a hologram over the photo, or, with Lytro, a holograph of the person.

With all that said, I don't understand how it could hurt more than help. Do explain!

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