Hi, Am 05.01.2011 20:37, schrieb Matthew: > Have you tried this in Spain? In Madrid the shop photocopied the back > page of my passport.
Germany introduced an electronic ID recently. In the revised laws they made clear that leaving the ID as deposit, or having it photocopied, is illegal. The new ID carries a personal identifier printed on it that "should only be known to the bearer". [Source: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Deine-wichtigste-Karte-Vom-Umgang-mit-dem-neuen-Personalausweis-1133588.html ] -- Moritz Bartl http://www.torservers.net/ *********************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to [email protected] with unsubscribe or-talk in the body. http://archives.seul.org/or/talk/

