The recent entry into force of Royal Decree 933/2021 has increased greatly the data that establishments and users must provide to the Ministry of the Interior, not to the Police as until now, when they carry out activities such as check into a hotel or rent a vehicle. Among the new data, those referring to the ID and this raises new doubts. Do I have to provide a copy of the DNI or is it enough to provide the information? And if I provide a copy, How to do it in a safe way that prevents it from being used for illicit purposes if it falls into the wrong hands?
Although the Royal Decree does not establish an obligation to provide a copy of the DNI, it does indicate that the lodging establishments ‘will be responsible for the accuracy of the data recorded in them (parts and sheets), so that they coincide with the documents or systems that prove the identity of people, that must be displayed or provided by the users of these services‘.
The truth is that giving the option of providing a copy of the DNI to speed up the registration process is a practice that was already in use by some establishments, something that, on the other hand, Security Forces and Corps have always recommended avoiding, unless it is essentialfor better protection of citizens’ data.
Now, if you choose to send a copy of the DNI, what is the correct way to do it? The Police have explained it on numerous occasions, but it never hurts to remember it. It is necessary edit the imageboth to hide data that is not essential and to place a watermark that makes it clear that it is a shared copy for a very specific purpose. It is not a complicated task, but it can be carried out with any mobile phone, either using the Google Photos image editor, if the phone is Android, or the Photos one if it is an iPhone. In both cases, they are native applications of the operating system.
#Share a document as important as ours #DNI is a risk, so indicate on the copy itself your #purpose or deleting certain data can be useful
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— Elche Local Police (@policiaelche) December 4, 2021
On a DNI it is advisable to delete everything other than information required for the registration operation. That is, everything other than the first and last name, sex, DNI number, nationality, date of birth, usual address – which may or may not coincide with the one appearing on the DNI, in the latter case it would not be useful – and the document support number. The rest can be removed from the image to make it difficult for that DNI to eventually be used fraudulently, for example, to open bank accounts or deceive third parties.
In any case, if you do not feel comfortable leaving that data on a copy of your ID, you will always have the option of Deliver what they ask for in text format, which is the safest option.
The last step, create a watermark that indicates the purpose for which that copy was created, you can also do it through the native Photos apps on Android and iOS.
How to delete data in a copy of the DNI with the mobile
On Android
- Open the image with the copy of your ID with Photos.
- Tap on the icon Edit and scroll, in the options of the lower bar, to the option Tools and press it.
- Tap on Magic Eraser and then swipe over the information you want to delete. When you have made all the changes, tap Save Copy.
On iOS
- Open Photos and select the image to edit.
- Touch Edit at the top right.
- Press the icon three points in the upper right corner and choose Dialing.
- At the bottom, different tools will appear (felt-tip pen, marker, pencil, etc.). Choose the marker either marker.
- Press the color circle to select a dark shade, such as black, and adjust the thickness if you want.
- with the finger, draw a line or block with thick strokes over the data you want to hide until it is completely covered.
- When you’re done, tap OK and then Ready to save the edited version of the photo.
How to create a watermark on an image with your mobile
On Android
- Open the image with Photos and select Edit.
- In the options on the bottom bar, scroll to the right and tap Annotation.
- Click on Text and write, for example, Copy of ID for hotel registration. Tap on Made and then drag the phrase with your finger until you place it where you want. Play again Made.
On iOS
- Open Photos and select the image to edit.
- Touch Edit at the top right.
- Press the icon three points in the upper right corner and choose Dialing.
- Press the symbol + in the bottom corner.
- Select Text.
- A text box will appear over the image. Tap twice over the text box to edit the content.
- Adjust the position dragging it with your finger and use the style options (font, size, color) by tapping the icon Ah at the bottom.
- When you finish, press OK and then Ready to save the changes.