Would you consider sending a digital scan of your driver’s license, birth certificate, voter ID card, bank or credit card statement or passport to Facebook?
Incredibly, Facebook has a program for users to submit exactly that type of information. They insist they destroy the data within 30 days. Right.
Facebook uses this to try and prevent people from changing their online name. Facebook wants to ensure they have your legal name, as that helps them track you more effectively, and to share their database of all of your life’s activities with other parties.