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Wow it's like no one has heard of Fake IDs. Despite the fact that Facebook moms would finger wag you for suggesting their existence, they are not a real barrier. Especially for actual criminals.
So? Do you not lock your doors because lockpicks exist?
I do not think this analogy is comparable considering you are advocating for mass surveillance of people, not an increase of security. The existence of lockpicking is not a threat to locks or door locking because it is a complex skill.
The existence of fake IDs is an existential thread to ID verification systems which is why talk of it is artificially avoided or suppressed, because it is not hard for someone with a Printer, Photoshop, or just use AI to fake an ID or picture of "themselves" to pass it. Might be a crime in some places but it isn't anymore difficult. And will be done at much larger scales than lockpicking if people realize and are encouraged to do so.