[pp.int.general] mandatory identification in Internet shops?

[Andrew Norton]

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On 2/12/2010 1:25 AM, Reinier Bakels wrote:
> Yesterday I wanted to use Internet in a (state) university library. They
> asked me for my ID. Reason: computers had been used to sent threat
> mails, and the the police asked who had used the computer. And the
> library personnel said that nowadays you have to indentify yourself in
> any Internet shop - so they were no exception.
>  
> Is that true? In my home country (Netherlands) I hardly ever use
> Internet shops services.

Well, we need to know where you are, to know. Where are you? :-)

>  
> I just made a long trip in Asia and used many internet shops there - and
> nobody ever asked for my ID. Yes, hotels ask your passport, but often I
> used Internet shops outside my hotel (if they are cheaper).
>  
> It seems this is yet another anti-privacy measure that hurts only honest
> citizen. If I really would like to send threat mails, I still have ample
> opportinities (e.g. using snail mail). And it shows that the police is
> the single most serious threat to privacy. Collecting privacy-violating
> data is one thing, but a police that believes it "naturally" has access
> to *everything* really frightens me.
>  
> reinier
> 
> 
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