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December 04, 2006

International Passport's Record Bureau   Tweet

You gotta see it to believe it: the World Passport Record Bureau web site - where you can search the online database. They have over 6 Billion Passports currently on file, and everyone can check them all.

According to the site: under the recent International Passport Act (INPA - enacted on Nov 2, 2003), every country in the world is required to make available to the public a digitized copy of each and every valid passport issued, in their respective country.

While the big question is this is all true and legal, the site works for sure. I tried my own name and sure enough my passport came up, complete, number, photo, all. Now what?

See for yourself: www.scrolllock.nl/passport

Posted: December 4, 2006 09:13 AM (117 words).  Tweet 

Leon Krijnen
Verslaggever bij BN DeStem. Schrijft over defensie, fotografie, mensen, de zaterdag column en doet de techblog Interface. Publiceert op DutchCowboys/Leon. Maakt ook een serie over mooie Brabantse café's. Op Krijnen.Com publiceert hij vanaf 1995 van alles wat. Rijdt racefiets of een van zijn oldtimers, Dorus Dream, of de ouwe trouwe W 180. Gek op Apple.
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