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> For -ahem- historical reasons, Germans have a healthy skepticism to anything which may let the powers that be know more about them than what is strictly neces
by nwellnhof 8y ago
> For -ahem- historical reasons, Germans have a healthy skepticism to anything which may let the powers that be know more about them than what is strictly necessary
If this was true, Germany surely had abandoned the compulsory resident register (Meldepflicht) introduced by the Nazis.
- wsy 8y agoThe data from these local registers is not collected and merged, so there is still enough decentralization in the system to make abuse very difficult.
- m4lvin 8y agoWell, it used to be ... https://netzpolitik.org/2019/trotz-eilantrag-in-karlsruhe-seehofer-schafft-zentrale-datenbank-aller-buerger/ https://netzpolitik.org/2019/trotz-eilantrag-in-karlsruhe-se...
- C1sc0cat 8y agoOr have identity cards and with your religion on to boot!