Question 1: What is ID scanning?

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Question 1:  What is ID scanning?

Answer: ID scanning is when a business uses equipment to take an electronic copy of your ID. Your 'ID' is a document which businesses ask you to produce to help show that you are who you say you are (for example driver's licence, passport).

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