Originally Posted by
fairviewroad
How would rejecting the sticker and getting a new license prevent ID theft?
It doesn't. I wrote:
Anyway, If I were OP, I'd reject the sticker and get a new driver's license, at least until the TSA gets a clue that passport cards are valid for domestic air travel. Passport cards, since they don't have a driver's license number, SSN, and address seem like the ideal way to prevent ID theft by TSOs and hotel desk personnel. At least until credit card companies insist on having the passport card number (for "security" reasons).
I.e. a stickered D.L. is going to get a hassle. So get a new D.L.
But D.L. are used by TSOs, hotel clerks, doctor's office clerks, etc. to engage in ID theft. So what one really wants is a passport card (since it is wallet size).
But passport cards are not yet accepted by the TSA despite their claims on their website. Once passport cards are accepted by the TSA, then OP should go back to using stickered driver's licenses which are then good for the only purpose they should be: presenting proof of being a licensed driver to a LEO or a DMV clerk (the TSA isn't likely to accept any ID that is more than ten years old; which is why I never present my green card from 1985, which has no expiration date, another TSA no no).
Not much we can do about LEOs and DMV clerks stealing identities, but if we limit our interactions with them, probability is on our side.