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1. Facebook asks for your ID.

2. You give Facebook your ID.

3. Facebook gets hacked.

4. Someone uses your identity to commit a crime.

5. Government agents burst into your home and arrest you.

Or they get credit cards in your name and run your credit score into the ground, which would likely take years to clear up (if ever).

Next up: Facebook isn't sure you're really the gender, height, and weight you say you are. Please provide full body nude photos for verification.



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