Reply to post: Re: WTF do they do with Passport IDs?

Marriott: Good news. Hackers only took 383 million booking records ... and 5.3m unencrypted passport numbers

StuntMisanthrope

Re: WTF do they do with Passport IDs?

It's for identifying foreign nationals if and when necessary and from a legal perspective the contract and rights of the parties are different if you are a citizen of the jurisdiction you are staying in. Especially if there is a knock on the door.

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