[tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card

[niftybunny]

> On 8. Dec 2017, at 10:23, Alexander Dietrich <alexander at dietrich.cx> wrote:
> 
> I have no experience with Hetzner, but no ISP in Germany (or elsewhere) has ever asked me for a copy of my passport. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.
> 
> (For German readers: it's illegal to create photocopies of the latest generation of ID cards, except for government agencies, banks and such, AFAIK.
> 
No its is not and its normal with banks, ISPs,  web hosting etc 

proof: https://www.datenschutzbeauftragter-info.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Personalausweis-kopieren-Stellungnahme-BMI.pdf <https://www.datenschutzbeauftragter-info.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Personalausweis-kopieren-Stellungnahme-BMI.pdf>

Look it up and stop starting rumours …

Markus

> Kind regards,
> Alexander
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> On 2017-12-08 02:46, niftybunny wrote:
> 
>> I do not think they will compromise and this is "normal" behaviour for a ISP from Europe. Online.net <http://online.net/> is cheap, fast and has good support. I would send them what they demanded. In Germany you have to send them a copy of your passport before they even get you a server. Got this with Hetzner. So, nothing to worry about.
>>  
>> Cheers,
>>  
>> Markus
>> 
>> 
>>> On 8. Dec 2017, at 02:41, Tanous <tanous at protonmail.com <mailto:tanous at protonmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Markus, I'll ask them if there is another way to unlock my account.
>>> In this situations i'm never certain if I have been hacked or something...
>>> Regards,
>>> Tanous
>>>  
>>>  
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject: Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card
>>> Local Time: December 7, 2017 11:26 PM
>>> UTC Time: December 8, 2017 1:26 AM
>>> From: abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net <mailto:abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net>
>>> To: tor-relays at lists.torproject.org <mailto:tor-relays at lists.torproject.org>
>>>  
>>> Same happened here. Sent them their stuff they demanded and 2 days later my account was restored and they are "fine" with abuse. 
>>>  
>>> Cheers,
>>>  
>>> Markus
>>>  
>>>  
>>>> On 8. Dec 2017, at 02:24, Tanous <tanous at protonmail.com <mailto:tanous at protonmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> it is Online.net <http://online.net/>.
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com/> Secure Email.
>>>>  
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> Subject: Re: [tor-relays] ISP is aking me to send a selfie holding my identity card
>>>> Local Time: December 7, 2017 10:57 PM
>>>> UTC Time: December 8, 2017 12:57 AM
>>>> From: abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net <mailto:abuse at to-surf-and-protect.net>
>>>> To: tor-relays at lists.torproject.org <mailto:tor-relays at lists.torproject.org>
>>>>  
>>>> DigitalOcean demanded access to my FaceBook and Twitter account for verification ...
>>>> I do not own a Twitter or Facebook account ...
>>>>  
>>>> Which ISP is it?
>>>>  
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>  
>>>> Markus
>>>>  
>>>>> On 8. Dec 2017, at 01:54, Tanous tanous at protonmail.com <mailto:tanous at protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> Im running an exit relay for 116 days. Today i received an email from my ISP saying that my account has been locked for security reasons.
>>>>> They asked me to send a copy of my identity card and a selfie holding it. I found that very odd and i feel uncomfortable sending that data to them.
>>>>> Should i give up to running my exit relay and find another ISP?
>>>>> By the way, i had received an abuse complaint a day before, due to Brute force attempts.
>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>> Tanous
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