ID safety: storing and sending copies of your passport and driver's license

Most ID copies end up somewhere nobody chose: the camera roll, a chat with a landlord, an old email thread. These guides cover the two moments that decide how far a copy of your passport, driver's license or state ID travels: where you keep it, and whom you send it to.

If the photos are already on your phone, start with how to store your ID documents safely: what each place exposes, from a shared photo library to a cloud backup, and what a safe home for a document looks like. If someone is asking you for a picture right now, read whether it is safe to send a picture of your ID first: when the request is normal, how a scam asks, how to send a copy that carries only what is needed, and what to do if you already sent one.