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> they're deterministically generated from basic personal information

This used to be true, including in my state (Washington), but as of the last few years, I believe all states upon renewal of licenses now give you a non-deterministic license number.



It's been a minute (I think I renew this year) but my driver license ID is still soundex-encoded.


My last name is soundex-encoded as the first 4 of my Illinois license, issued 18 months ago, but I don't recognize anything deterministic about the last 8




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