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[โ€“] 5 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

None of the articles in the policy are a reasonable ground for asking an identity document to prove that I can fulfill the financial obligation of... Five euros.

Hetzner is not a bank. Moreover, they cannot guarantee that the third party vendor will take great caution to protect my identity. Hetzner does not own the KYC process.

I appreciate that you pointed me to the policy, but if I cannot pay with a German credit cart, using a German ISP as a resident of Germany without uploading my identity doc then I take my business somewhere else.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 8 months ago

    They might not be a bank but there is a risk to the company if you, for example, start spreading malware or spam using their infrastructure. I assume that is the main reason why they want to properly verify your identity which in my opinion is fair enough. Anyway, other providers are available and I think the Fediverse and self-hosting in general are already too reliant on Hetzner alone.

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