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Subscriptions ›. Back To Main Menu. Identity theft and driver's licensesElisabeth Hall and Kenneth Hall are concerned about identity theft and driver's licenses, at their home in Metuchen. 4/16/15 (Ed Murray NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)When Elisabeth Hall visited a doctor earlier this year, the office manager wanted to make a copy of her driver's license.' I willingly showed him my driver's license but asked him to not make a copy,' Hall said. 'I explained that by viewing it, he could confirm my identity from the picture, but I didn't want a copy of my license made a part of their office records.
It contains info which can be used for identity theft and they don't need it.' The manager insisted. Hall stuck to her guns, and asked to speak to the doctor. But the doctor refused to come out, and the manager said Hall wouldn't be treated unless they made a copy of her license.Hall left and found a different doctor.Hall's husband Kenneth thought she made a smart choice.' In the case of seniors like me, the doctor already has the Social Security number as it appears on the Medicare card, but they demand the driver's license as well?'
Kenneth Hall said. 'They have a right to view it to be sure the picture matches the presenter, but banks and doctors regularly insist on making a 'Xerox' copy.' QUIZ:Indeed, driver's licenses have personal information that could be used for nefarious purposes if the info falls into the wrong hands.And if a paper copy isn't bad enough, some businesses purchase scanners that allow the user to swipe a license, giving the swiper a digital record of your personal information. So exactly what can be found on your license's two bar codes?' The information that appears on the front of the document is on the bar code to allow law enforcement to verify the license quickly and accurately,' MVC spokeswoman Mairin Bellack said in an email.That would mean your name, address, height, weight, birth date, license number and signature.We asked about the second bar code — the vertical one on the back of your license — but MVC wouldn't only say it's for 'internal MVC inventory control use.' S driver's license is a secure document with many security features,' Bellack said. 'The more information that is given out, the less secure the document becomes.'
Okay.We asked MVC about the scanners.' It is not realistic for the MVC to 'guess' what the technology of scanners that may be 'on the market' are capable of reading,' Bellack said. 'The MVC does not utilize license scanners and does not provide any type of assistance for their development.' It is no surprise that the MVC is being close-lipped on the data captured on the bar codes,' said Adam Levin, former head of the state's Division of Consumer Affairs and author of 'Swiped: What Identity Thieves Do-And How to Stop Them.' 'Even if the information is being used for internal purposes, consumers have a right to know.' Howard Fischer, a reader who wanted to know if there were consequences for not sharing a Social Security number when renewing a license or registration in New Jersey.' License and registration renewals in New Jersey still require a Social Security number,' reader Howard Fischer said.
'Why does the NJMVC need Social Security numbers? Can that entry be left blank without repercussions?' We asked MVC what happens if a Jersey driver refuses to provide a even if the Social Security number is already in the MVC system.Bellack said the submission of Social Security numbers is'The number will be used to prevent errors, enforce federal and state laws and assist in the collection of motor vehicle fees,' the MVC spokeswoman said.That didn't answer the question of what happens to a driver who refuses. So we asked again. And we got the same non-answer answer given above.MORE ON THE BAR CODESBack to those bar codes.While New Jersey's licenses have lots of protection features, exactly what third parties do with scanned information is iffy.The federal (DPPA) prohibits the disclosure of personal information without the express consent of the license holder, with certain exceptions, said Mitch Feather of Creative Associates, a Madison-based cybersecurity and infrastructure consulting firm.
Part of the law allows swiping 'for use in the normal course of business by a legitimate business or its agents, employees, or contractors, but only to verify the accuracy of personal information.' For example, Feather said, business that sell alcohol or tobacco may use license information for age verification. Those who swipe will make sure the birth date on the front of the license hasn't been tampered with and matches the information on the bar code.' It is not illegal for businesses to scan your license in order to verify your age or check for fraud, but they are not supposed to collect and market this data,' Levin said. A couple of states have banned the storage of swiped information - called warehousing - except in certain circumstances.
New Jersey is not one of them.In 2011, New Jersey introduced the Enhanced Drivers License (EDL) to comply with a different federal law that mandates that states create more stringent ID cards, Feather said. Like other states' EDLs, New Jersey's has a number of security features - some obvious and some not so obvious.'
So as to not be self-defeating, New Jersey will - understandably - not fully disclose all of the security features,' Mitchell said.The two bar codes are a feature of the EDL. The strip along the short edge of the license is a called a one-dimensional bar code, or 1D bar code, Feather said. The strip along the long edge of the driver's license is called a two-dimensional bar code, or 2D.Feather said the 2D bar code is the one that holds the same information as the front of your license.
What's on the 1D bar code is unknown.As one point of solace for protection-concerned citizens, New Jersey does not include Social Security numbers in the 2D bar code, Feather said.PROTECT YOURSELFThis all means that means consumers are left with the responsibility of checking up on what every company that asks for a swipe does with the information. We did a little checking.Pharmacies are required by law to scan your license for certain sales.' 'Stores like Target, Best Buy and Victoria's Secret scan customers' driver's licenses stating that it is part of their return policy to prevent fraudulent returns and to create customer `return profiles,' Levin said.
'Unfortunately, it doesn't stop there. The information that is captured from the magnetic strip is collected and stored in their databases.' He said retailers should not have a 'secret database' that stores your customer information without your consent, calling it a 'violation of your privacy.' We reached out to Best Buy, Victoria's Secret and Walmart to ask: Do they store the scanned information? How do they keep it secure?
Who has access to it? Exactly what information are they getting from the scan?None of the companies responded.What's the big secret?As a consumer, ask questions, and be cautious.Feather said when merchants ask to scan his license for what he'd consider a less-than-obvious reason, he questions them about why they need it before turning it over.If you do, be prepared for some interesting responses and consequences, he said, such as retailers who turn you away.Levin said consumers must be vigilant and discerning in handing over their licenses and allowing them to be swiped.
'Since New Jersey has a policy against allowing drivers to smile and/or show teeth on drivers license pictures in order to prevent fraud, why should you have to grin and bear it when it comes to having your personal data swiped at local stores?' 'If it is not absolutely required, just say `no.'
'Big Brother is watching, for sure. And we're not sure we have a complaint about that. What we do have a problem with is when the watchers aren't being forthright and transparent about when they scan, why they scan, what information they get from the scan and how they secure that information.Have you been Bamboozled? Reach Karin Price Mueller at. Follow her on Twitter. Find Mueller is also the founder of.
Using a cool little program I dug up on the web, and a scanner I was able to decode the barcodes on the back of my NY drivers license, and find out what information people get when they scan it. I'm pretty sure that just decoding the barcode is not illegal, but some of the other things I describe probably are, so let those be just proof of concept. All the times my license (well technically my permit, but its all the same) appears, I mess up the barcodes a bit so (hopefully) no one can get my information. Personally I don't care, but theres probably some good reasons why I should not let it out so I'm just being safe. All of this is fairly straight forward.
Scan the back of your license / permit using a medium - high resolution. The resolution should be set so that the 2d barcode is about 2000 pixels long. Open up the image in Photoshop and cut out the 2d barcode.
The 2d barcode is the one on the bottom in the picture. Most states use the PDF-417 (Portable Data File, with 17 modules each containing 4 bars and spaces, thus 417). Edit the barcode so that it is exactly 2000 or less pixels long because that is the maximum the program will allow, and save it. Open swipe toolkit pdf417 barcode reader, available to download in the last step, and load your barcode into it. Click decode image, and a window with all your information should pop up. The picture shows the window that I got ( I removed thinks I should probably care about). As you can see, you can view the information processed, in raw bytes, or in hex.
An interesting thing to note is if your card contains your social security number, some states put it on and some states don't. Cyansoft makes a pdf 417 barcode encoder, which you can use to modify the barcode. If you select raw bytes(you can also select hex if you want to use a hex editor to edit the information) on how the decoded information is shown in the pdf 417 reader, examine it and you should be able to pick out your information such as d.o.b, name, license number, etc. You can edit that information, copy the selection into cyansoft's barcode encoder, and tweak it to look like the original barcode. Some of the settings you may need to change are the Error correction level, the number of columns and rows, and the bar width. The overall purpose of tweaking the barcode is to get it to look and read the same before, just with the modified data. To test out the modded barcode, export it as an image and run it through the decoder again, if it works great, if not just keep tweaking the settings in the encoder until it looks exactly like the original.
You now have your modded barcode, but what should you do with it? Ive never tried these, so don't blame me if you screw up and ruin your license. If you want to use the fake barcode you just make on your license, there are many possible ways to transfer it. The easiest is probably to erase the old barcode with some acetone and paper towels, and when your sure its completely erased, carefully print directly onto the license. The only problem with this method is that you would need a high density printer (thermal transfer or laser), and would have to be extremely careful that it printed in the right spot nice and cleanly. Another method could be to clean off the old barcode with acetone, and then print out the new one on a transparency and affix it to your license. The problem with this method are that it would be easy to tell its fake, unless done really carefully.
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Remember if you are changing a piece of information that is on the front you have to change it on the license too. It doesn't matter if the id scans 21, if it says 18 on the front they are not going to accept it. (Note: Most licenses also have a 1d barcode on the back too. It contains much less information then the 2d barcode. To edit it you will need to find out what specific type of barcode it is, there are many sites online with pictures of different barcodes that can help you. Then download a decoder for that type, and decipher the information they give you, see if it matches up with your license number, dob, etc.
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Install Red on Linux Server? Retrieval of Lost Files and Documents CONTACT: [email protected]. I know this is an old post, but all the info I've read in the comments is wrong.License barcodes DO NOT contain pictures, or anything but the data any barcode scanner reads. Its encoded with certain bytes of data and a specific header to make it read properly in a scanner. Search the net for 'aamva license standards' for all the info you need. Its best to find a barcode creator which can edit the hex values and make sure you encode it exactly to the aamva specifications.
Also the x and y dim, and error correction need to be correct for any store/bar scanner to read properly. The computer discards all the information except for the d.o.b.
On age restricted materials. It is a violation of federal law to collect any information (such as your address, for things such as a mailing list) other than your date of birth from your license.
Considering Target is asking to see your ID to prevent being charged with selling an age restricted item to a minor (and thereby breaking the law), it would be silly to break the law while enforcing it. Since the scanner can also read the PDF417 barcodes on DoD CACs, I assure you that the government would have looked into it by now. The exception to this rule (which is allowed by U.S. Federal law) is when you open a Target Visa.
The information verifies your line of credit and is easier than typing a name and address on the already difficult to use signature pad. You should also consider that any time you swipe a card, sign a pad, enter a PIN, or pay with a cheque, you're trusting that very same machine to handle your financial data. When you pay with cash, you're also trusting that the cash point you withdrew it from didn't have a skimmer installed. Since American POS systems have yet to adapt Chip and PIN card readers completely, scanning your ID for an age-restricted product doesn't reveal any more personal information that swiping a credit card doesn't already. Well,actually, I'm fairly certain there is no law requiring you to be of a certain age before you can purchase 'R' rated movies and 'M' rated games. Think about it, getting your movie 'Content Rated' by the MPAA, by law,is completely optional.
However to be displayed in a theater, it must be. However theres also not a law that says minors can not go to an 'R' rated movie, however the theaters have an agreement with the production companies that they won't let unaccompanied minors in.
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It's really all up to store policy. SolidSilver, there's not enough space in the PDF417 code to encode the picture, nor is there need to do so. It just contains text information, mostly what's human-readable on the front and back of the license. The purpose of PDF417 codes on licenses is to make it faster and safer for traffic officers to get the information; they can do it quickly with a handheld barcode scanner, instead of having to laboriously type it in on the laptop computer with which many police cruisers are now equipped.
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By not being distracted with typing, officers can keep an eye on traffic and potential bad guys in the vehicle they've stopped. Once they have the text data from the PDF417 code, it can be linked to a government database via radio and a medium resolution picture of the license holder can be transmitted to the cruiser's laptop computer within a few seconds. Obviously, if the image on the card doesn't match the image on the screen, the officer will know he's dealing with a forgery and a potentially dangerous situation. I suspect the PDF417 code contains exactly the same data as the magnetic stripe, if the license is so equipped. My state driver license has both. Pcooper2, actually, their could be a picture in the bar code. The PDF417 can have photographs, fingerprints, signatures, text, numbers or graphics.'
PDF417 barcodes are special in that they can hold upwards of 1.1 kilobytes of machine-readable data, making them much more powerful than other 2D barcodes. This storage space has been utilized in cases which require the storage of photographs, fingerprints, signatures, text, numbers or graphics.' Reference: http://www.scandit.com/products/barcode-scanner/symbologies/pdf417/.
↓.This information is both incomplete and highly outdated. PDF417 barcodes are now mandatory on all state-issued ID/DL cards in the United States and they must comply with one of the published AAMVA design standards. States can no longer encrypt the information specified in the design standard, but they can (and many do) include other encrypted information within the barcode in addition to the required data fields.
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The was developed by the Card Design Standard committee made up of jurisdictional and federal government members. The CDS provides for the design of driver licenses (DL) and identification (ID) cards and its intent is to improve the security of the DL/ID cards and the level of interoperability among cards issued by all North American jurisdictions.2016 DL/ID Card Design Standard Released!AAMVA is happy to announce the release of the 2016 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard (CDS).
The 2016 CDS supersedes the 2013 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard. AAMVA strongly recommends that jurisdictions beginning new card design and production efforts base their work on the 2016 standard. The 2013 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard, along with previous versions, will continue to be available since jurisdictions have cards in production that are based upon those specifications. AAMVA offers its free Courtesy Verification Program (CVP) to members through arrangements with Intellicheck Mobilisa (layout, security features, and machine-readable technologies) and Exponent (durability and predictive service life). The CVP provides an effective way for AAMVA members to determine if their driver's licenses and identification (DL/ID) cards and other motor vehicle administration documents using machine readable technologies conform to the applicable AAMVA standards and specifications.
Just as compliance with these standards and specifications is voluntary, participation in the CVP is also voluntary.AAMVA strongly encourages its member jurisdictions to regularly take advantage of the CVP. Even though AAMVA has published best practices, standards and specifications covering DL/ID cards and the bar codes for other documents for years, inconsistencies in the implementation of those guidelines continue to occur. These inconsistencies adversely impact the interoperability and potential service life that are the main goals of the AAMVA DL/ID standards and specifications. A primary objective of the CVP is improving the consistency of implementation across all jurisdictions choosing to follow the AAMVA DL/ID standard and specifications.
Information gained from the testing of jurisdictions' DL/ID cards and other documents is not only used by jurisdictions to improve their issuance systems but is also used by AAMVA to make improvements to the standards and specifications it publishes.AMVA recommends that its members consider submitting DL/ID cards and other documents on three occasions. Probably the most important of these occasions is the introduction of a new configuration or design for the document. Many problems can be avoided if they are discovered before the actual issuance of documents begins.
Similarly, the jurisdiction may choose to have documents tested as part of its selection process when choosing a contractor. Finally, AAMVA strongly recommends regular, periodic retesting of documents at least annually. This last recommendation is based on the fact that we have discovered that unintentional changes to the format and content of the documents actually being issued sometimes occur.The process for submitting documents is fairly simple. The necessary forms and instructions are contained in the.Contact:, director, Identity Management (703) 342-7459.
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There’s a lot of information about you on the back of your state-issued driver’s license or non-driver ID card, but does scanning your license or making a copy of it give potential identity thieves key information about you? It’s not easy to find out what data is encoded in the barcodes on the back of your ID cards, and your state’s motor vehicles department may not want you to know.We use driver’s licenses as photo ID for everything from buying cold medicine or booze to boarding a plane, in addition to using them as proof that we’re legally permitted to drive.Yet people often wonder what information is embedded in those barcodes, and consumer problem-solving columnist Karin Price Mueller of the Star-Ledger. Lots of extensive reporting got herwell, she found out what one of the barcodes means, but what the other one contains is a mystery that mere mortals are not allowed to understand.What the MVC, New Jersey’s motor vehicle agency, could tell her was that some of the data embedded on the back of your license is the same information that’s on the front of your license. There’s your name, birthdate, address, height, and weight. That’s to prevent people from altering the front of their license–say, the year of their birth.
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The other barcodes, though? We can’t know what information is encoded there for security reasons.Newark Star-LedgerEditor's Note: This article originally appeared on Consumerist.