Every time I buy beer from Fred Meyer, the checker scans my driver’s license. The only relevant information on it is my age — to prove I’m over 21. That ship sailed a long time ago, as anyone who looks at me can tell. She doesn’t need to know my name, address, and who knows what else is embedded in the license. I have protested this several times, and am always told that “the state requires it.” Who knows what Fred Meyer, or the state, does with all this information?
It is a colossal invasion of my, and many others’, privacy.
I’ve written to the attorney general (now governor-elect) several times. I keep getting back the same form letter that tells me nothing. Awhile back, I was in Olympia lobbying for a group I volunteered for, and I sat in a church listening to our new governor brag about all the lawsuits he had won against Trump. I guess that’s more important to his political ambitions than protecting the rights of the people of Washington.
