US EditionIDs through the ages: How people have proven their identity over time
- U.S. Residents must obtain a Real ID by May 7, 2025, to board commercial flights and enter federal facilities including nuclear power plants.
- This mandate follows evolving identity verification methods that became more complex due to growing populations and increased security needs over time.
- Historically, societies documented identity through church records in the 1500s, birth certificates in the 1800s, passports issued since 1789, and fingerprinting introduced in 1858.
- The Real ID complies with security guidelines outlined by the 9/11 Commission and is mandated for essential activities such as commercial air travel and accessing federal sites, though concerns persist regarding privacy and potential unequal effects on certain groups.
- The implementation of Real ID demonstrates ongoing challenges in balancing effective identity verification with protecting individual rights amid evolving global identification methods.
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itj aks zoone // Shutterstock itj aks zoone // Shutterstock IDs through the ages: How people have proven their identity over time With over 8 billion people spread across the Earth’s nearly 25 million square miles of habitable land, proving one’s identity has become more complex than it was with smaller populations thousands of years ago. Whereas ancient Greeks could just pair their name with that of their father to confirm who they were, modern…
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