BundesMessenger is a milestone in Germany’s ground-breaking vision

Re:BundesMessenger is a milestone in Germany’s ground-breaki... by logifail on Friday December 16, 2022 @03:12PM (#34019657)

> car registration, etc... we require strong ID'ing

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "strong"?

I've been involved in precisely three car purchases over the last 20 years, and I don't recall what was involved in the way of ID checks. Have the feeling that at most some government-issued ID may have been pulled out of a wallet, presented ... and glanced at. The dealer handled the registration in every case.

Oh, and in all three of those purchases we drove a (brand new) vehicle away from the dealer having paid not even a deposit and clutching a paper invoice(!) with the verbal instruction to pay it "straight away".

Guess we seemed trustworthy :)

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Re:BundesMessenger is a milestone in Germany’s ground-breaki... by jszymborski on Friday December 16, 2022 @06:37PM (#34022184)

I guess I should have phrased it as "we _should_ require strong ID'ing".

Absolutely agree that currently you can get away with faxed signatures, photocopies of IDs, and all manner of incredibly "weak" ID'ing.

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Re:BundesMessenger is a milestone in Germany’s ground-breaki... by catiopatio on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:52PM (#34024837)

> "we _should_ require strong ID'ing".

Why? I’d much rather live in a world where privacy is prioritized over making life easier for the police.

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