[TriLUG] OT: Security concern: H&R Block wanted my DL number to do my taxes

[Thomas Delrue via TriLUG]

On March 31, 2017 12:55:41 AM EDT, Steve Litt via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 22:58:34 +0000 (GMT)
>Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>> On Thu, 30 Mar 2017, Thomas Delrue wrote:
>> 
>> > Oh, I am not skeptical about the fraud, *that* I believe... I'm
>> > skeptical about how asking DLs will prevent that fraud.  
>> 
>> I don't get it either.
>> 
>> When I cash my refund check, is the bank supposed to ask for my DL?
>> 
>> What if, like this year, I don't get a refund. Shouldn't they only
>> ask for your DL if you're being issued a refund?
>
>I guess I'm just not clued-in, and I'm averse to googling 2 character
>acronyms. What's a DL?

Driver License