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Another reason why ID cards giving any kind of security is a fallacy June 15, 2007

Later, when she returned to the bank that had been her original destination that morning and took possession of the lost driver’s license, it was a perfect forgery — with a hologram and a California seal — and it had Lodrick’s name but Nelson’s photo and physical characteristics.

“You can buy the technology (to add marks and holograms) on your computer from companies that have legitimate government contracts and then make a lot of money selling the technology to people they must know are not legitimate,” Fairbairn said. “Millions and millions of dollars.” The black market, he said, is “a growth industry.”

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