I carry my passport with me everywhere, and use it for proof of identification when needed (credit cards, etc). It does not contain my address, my State of residence, and no code or information that can be traced through any State database. And it is accepted nation-wide as proof of identification.
In other words, it’s better than a driver’s license in terms of proof of identity and keeping my personal information secure.
It will when you renew it. My pp, renewed in April, has a photo-embedded copy of my state driver’s license, which of course has all that information on it (except SSN, in my state).
“In other words, it’s better than a driver’s license in terms of proof of identity and keeping my personal information secure.”
Never thought of it that way, but you might be right. State databases usually carry too much information that can be leaked.