Giving out passport
There is news today that SAS / Scandinavian Airlines has been hacked with personal data being lost. Last year, TAP Portugal was hacked, and personal data was lost. Large reputable hotel chains like Marriott which insist on taking a copy of your passport at checkin are capable of losing personal data as well
When checking in online, airlines inevitably ask for passport details, including passport number, issue date, expiry date, etc.... plenty enough to enable ID theft if all this data is lost
Do airlines reconcile any of this data against Govt, to verify if the passport in question has been reported lost or stolen ? Googling just gives info about how to report a passport has been lost, along with Interpol boasting about how important they are
I'm tempted to report my passport as lost, and get a new passport (both in the same name)..... the new passport can be deemed the "secure" document and shown to police when crossing borders while the "lost" passport can be shown to hotels, airlines and any non-Govt bodies who seem very prone to losing data.... where would this go wrong ?