Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

Note-to-self: KopieID (to blur your ID card fotocopy)

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As explained here (in Dutch) and here (Dutch), it’s a terrible ID (sorry, idea), to copy your identity card and hand over the unprotected copy to someone….

Therefore it’s highly interesting to protect the photocopy against abuse, in the ultimate case you need a photocopy of your identity card…

KopieID NL

In the Netherlands the government has provided an app for your mobile phone, to take a photo of your ID and then blur the redundant information and to add a remark / watermark to indicate the purpose limitation.

Check it out here:

They also provide an interesting video explanation:

KopieID BE

In Belgium, there is a website (without app) that does the same, see here:

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Picture credits: Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay 

Image source: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/hack-fraud-card-code-computer-3671982/

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