What does post office have to do with identity verification?

SAI_Peregrinus · 2026-09-13T12:10:10

In the USA they already take passport photos. Being able to receive mail addressed to a name is the closest thing to a national ID the USA has. They're already depended on for identity verification quite a lot.

LoganDark · 2026-09-13T16:42:10

You can receive mail to any name at your address.

SAI_Peregrinus · 2026-09-16T15:16:44

I didn't say it was a good national ID system, I said it's the closest thing the US has to one.

hvb2 · 2026-09-13T13:12:30

Some post offices in the US also function as a so called notary public. Basically, they can verify your identity and attest that it's you who sent/did something.

This is used quite often for important things that don't have offices themselves.