re: Driver Licenses (fwd)

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> Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 17:54:56 -0500
> From: "WebWarrior3@InfoWar.Com" <WebWarrior3@InfoWar.Com>
> Subject: re: Driver Licenses

> William H. Geiger III wrote:
> >My question is what is the best way to remove this information from the
> 
> >cards?
> >
> >A few passes over a strong magnet sufficient or should a chemical
> solvent
> >be used?
> 
> Either should work...I'll bet that scratching the shit off with his keys
> worked too ;)
> I'll have to remember that when it's time to get mine done.

My suggestion is not to alter the card such that a visual inspection would
show. In most states it's a felony to modify or alter a drivers license,
they are considered the property of the state and not yours personaly.

Next time a cop asks for ID and you hand him your d.l. you could be in for a
lot more than  couple hundred dollars and a ticket.

> That was a good question, though, does anyone know how much data those
> little stripes can hold?

Anywhere from a few hundred bytes to a k. Depends on the bit density of the
tape. Go down to your local electronics or audio supply and get a polarized
loupe and count them.


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> > >A few passes over a strong magnet sufficient or should a chemical
> > solvent
> > >be used?
> >
> > Either should work...I'll bet that scratching the shit off with his keys
> > worked too ;)
> > I'll have to remember that when it's time to get mine done.
> 
> My suggestion is not to alter the card such that a visual inspection would
> show. In most states it's a felony to modify or alter a drivers license,
> they are considered the property of the state and not yours personaly.
> 
> Next time a cop asks for ID and you hand him your d.l. you could be in for a
> lot more than  couple hundred dollars and a ticket.

"Yeah, officer, I dropped my ID in the street and it got run over.  Don't
give me such a hard time about it, I'm just glad I got it back..."
I really doubt you are going to get convicted for accidently dropping your
wallet because your ID got scraped up a little bit on the back side.

Seriously, the best way is a strong magnet.  You can also put it in your
shirt pocket and iron it, then apply a strong magnet.  The heat will make
it lose its magnetism more quickly; just make shure you don't melt it. :)