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On 2026-05-20 06:51, Marc Haber wrote:
> Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> wrote:
>> When I said "internet" I meant "internet", to the point where
>> you need to provide government-issued ID just to connect in
>> the first place. I have no doubt that is the long term goal.
> 
> For a residential connection, the provider has your street address and
> knows in which apartment your circuit ends. For a wireless connection,
> you need to supply ID¹.
> 
> Greetings
> Marc
> 
> 
> ¹ in Germany that is already the case, in the US the providers won't
> give you a number you can use for outgoing calls if you don't provide
> ID².
> ² which is a showstopper for a German since we're only allowed to
> provide scans/copies of our government ID that are clearly marked as
> copies. We're also allowed to blacken out things like the id number
> and the machine readable zone, which causes US phone providers to
> reject that ID.

In Spain it is now illegal to ask for a full photograph or copy of the 
ID card. However, the user can do it. However_2 the recipient should 
reject it, because someone could sue and win because because asking for 
or keeping a full copy violates the GPDR.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;