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Comment by mschuster91

1 day ago

> or just the worst since I don’t recall another provider doing that.

They're a German company and thus bound to German telecommunications law.

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oefrha  1 day ago

Something special about German law here? I’ve used other European providers e.g. OVH and Scaleway (French) and none required photo ID.

  • mschuster91  21 hours ago

    Yes. §172 TKG: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tkg_2021/__172.html

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