Comment by wesammikhail
Comment by wesammikhail 13 hours ago
I was asked for a passport photo when I tried to open an account. They literally asked for a passport photo immediately after the signup form. Like WHAT? I couldn't believe my eyes. The most insane shit I've ever seen.
Quite commonly required by law in Europe; but often times not implemented very seriously by hosting providers, but Germany seems to be an exception.
I remember a time in France for instance, about 15years ago, it was mandatory to provide your ID when bying a mere prepaid sim card. No seller would actually check, and a coworker of mine who used to work for one of the largest french telcos at the time told me that once they ran some stats over the customer database and noticed that most names where from popular comics and TV show. They laughted and moved on. These days, the seller would at least ask for some ID.
aka circling the cattle.