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Emailing Passport

 
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Do you liberally send your sensitive passport information for jobs that ask for it?
Always
33%
 33%  [ 2 ]
Never
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
After research
66%
 66%  [ 4 ]
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jijor



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:41 pm    Post subject: Emailing Passport Reply with quote
How do you feel about emailing copies of your passport to people you don't know? (Especially considering how popular identity theft has become.)
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Shroob



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Emailing Passport Reply with quote
jijor wrote:
How do you feel about emailing copies of your passport to people you don't know? (Especially considering how popular identity theft has become.)


I edit my passport scan so that the numbers are covered. After an interview that goes well I will send a full copy.
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jijor



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, I've done that too. In experience, I tend not to hear back from them even after mentioning security concerns in my email response and offering a fully disclosed copy once a formal agreement is arrived at.
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Shroob



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
jijor wrote:
Yes, I've done that too. In experience, I tend not to hear back from them even after mentioning security concerns in my email response and offering a fully disclosed copy once a formal agreement is arrived at.


Their loss.
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's not an issue. Legit employers often need a copy of the passport page to confirm nationality and age for visa and/or labor law purposes as well as for their specific employment requirements. Anyway, keep in mind that every time you stay in a hotel or hostel abroad, you'll likely hand over your passport to some nameless hotel employee to make a photocopy. So...
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jijor



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, and my save. Smile
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jijor



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nomad,

Yeah, that's true about hotels. I don't mind copies of my passport. What I'm concerned about are the many, many scams in this industry (check out CFTU for more info), giving it to a nation full of recruiting companies that change their name every three months, and the 15 to 30 odd copies that are made in transit across a global network ["traceroute IP" will give you a hop count].

Also, InfoSec will give you the skinny on current global hacking activities.
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Which is why researching potential employers is key.
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jijor



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:10 pm    Post subject: