Passport issues

Unfortunately, I have a passport like this... :-(

The people who designed this should be fired! Why do governments consistently let amateurs do poor amateurish work ? Security is hard, but there are good people who know a lot about it - unfortunately it seems that none of them were involved in this...

The real bummer though is that this less-secure passport is more expensive (passport holder pays)! I want my money back and a new passport that doesn't open me up to new identity theft opportunities.