Copy of my passport and identity fraud
Soon I will have to go to immigration in Chiang Mai again for my extension of stay. One of the requirements is a copy of your passport. People are warned about identity fraud from various sides. Does Immigration accept deleted data on the passport copy?
Prevent identity fraud during a trip or holiday
More and more Dutch people are confronted with identity fraud. Even 13,3% of the Dutch have had to deal with this in the past five years.
Reader question: Copy of passport, cover part.
I once asked here whether it was normal for people to thoroughly copy my passport when exchanging money, as this was not done everywhere. So yes, this was normal. However, there were some readers who mentioned that they cover a certain part of the passport. I assume that's at the bottom where there are some numbers. Correct me if this is incorrect.
Reader submission: Facebook vicissitudes and privacy
In recent days a lot has been written about the use of Facebook and the issues surrounding it, such as about privacy. Many Thai use Facebook almost 24 hours a day. Some even have multiple Facebook accounts and some phones even have the option to have 2 accounts (dual apps).
The ANWB wants a ban on handing in the passport of the holidaymaker at accommodations and rental companies. The risk of identity fraud is lurking.
