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Is it safe to provide ID proof?

16 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/is-it-safe-to-provide-id-proof.190576/

bajaj151
bajaj151 Original post #1
Mar 21, 2015 at 1:57 PM
Nowadays, courier company asking ID proof (Take the pic) at the time of delivery.


Is this safe?
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amit.tiger12 #2
Mar 21, 2015 at 2:12 PM
cant judge it too early...
may be they are building your profile... online data, photo, hobbies, your likes, dislikes for more products suggestions... or something like shopping identity...
bajaj151
Mar 21, 2015 at 2:17 PM
They can misuse the id as well
$hadow
$hadow #4
Mar 21, 2015 at 2:26 PM
Which courier company is asking you for it?
bajaj151
Mar 21, 2015 at 2:56 PM
Gojavas
sling-shot
Mar 21, 2015 at 7:49 PM
They have to ensure that the package was received by the right person.

If they can use the same for other purposes then well and good.
$hadow
$hadow #7
Mar 22, 2015 at 1:38 PM
Well I just show the ID to the person delivering the product. And never give the id to the courier guy.
bajaj151
Mar 22, 2015 at 2:10 PM
^^ Next time, I will do the same.
By the way, which courier company?
Vyom
Vyom #9
Mar 22, 2015 at 4:05 PM
I have ordered products from Flipkart, Amazon, eBay and Let'sBuy (before FK bought it). Not once my ID was asked.
Faun
Faun #10
Mar 22, 2015 at 5:59 PM
I have ordered products from Flipkart, Amazon, eBay and Let'sBuy (before FK bought it). Not once my ID was asked.

"Identification". Looks like you are good friend of courier guy. Or he doesn't see anything suspicious while delivering to you
krishnandu.sarkar
Mar 22, 2015 at 6:17 PM
I have ordered products from Flipkart, Amazon, eBay and Let'sBuy (before FK bought it). Not once my ID was asked.

Even I was never asked to show any kind of ID Proof at all ever.
bajaj151
bajaj151 #12
Mar 22, 2015 at 7:50 PM
^^ Same here except this Gojavas courier guy..
Vyom
Vyom #13
Mar 22, 2015 at 8:14 PM
Now that I think about it, I was "once" asked to show my ID, when I received something in office. I just showed him my work's I Card. And he was all done.
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amit.tiger12 #14
Mar 22, 2015 at 10:09 PM
They can misuse the id as well

you can ask for his ID also, and take photo of him with id... simple...
bajaj151
bajaj151 #15
Mar 23, 2015 at 1:23 PM
^^ Yeah.. this is what I am gonna do next time
kARTechnology
Mar 23, 2015 at 6:54 PM
I can strongly confirm not to believe GOJAVAS.Their head office does'nt have the number of local gojavas courier in my place(they're secret and shouldn't be told to customers) and they give responses rudely. long waiting on toll-free, and always receive damaged products. hesitate to bring a 21" monitor coz its "big" and he can't hold it on a bike. what can i do. cr@p. their local office doesn't even have a board outside and runs in an apartment which is 5 streets away from my house and asks me where is my place!