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Why don't you get a passport, government ID, or driver's license? I'm honestly interested, if that's not too personal to ask.
by phihag_ 9y ago
Why don't you get a passport, government ID, or driver's license? I'm honestly interested, if that's not too personal to ask.
- myf01d 9y agoI showed them my government ID but they refused, understandably because it's in Arabic language. They asked for an English passport. But since I didn't have one, I couldn't continue the registration. It's really frustrating. Why isn't my credit card enough to verify my identity? Almost all top cloud/vps providers don't ask such questions.
- foepys 9y agoThey afaik had some of problems with botnets using their cheap infrastructure in the early to mid 2000s. Might have something to do with it.
- simplyinfinity 9y agoBecause of stolen credit cards? They are minimising potential damages like this. Malicious actors are less likely to give their ID to send spam and ID cards are harder to steal than Credit cards :)
- Dolores12 9y agoBe assured malicious actors got plenty of stolen ids.
- lemagedurage 9y agoIt feels intrusive to be honest.
- anc84 9y agoProbably German laws.
- zyx321 9y agoMaybe you could get them to accept a notarized translation (Beglaubigte Übersetzung) of your ID. It's gonna add about 50€ up-front cost, so I don't know if that's worth the price or the hassle at your project scope.