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The registration to local administration has to do with taxes, voting, social security stuff, etc. Isn’t it the case everywhere? I lived in 3 different countrie

The registration to local administration has to do with taxes, voting, social security stuff, etc. Isn’t it the case everywhere? I lived in 3 different countries across Europe and Asia (and in Germany since a while now) and that has always been something I had to do. I’m not sure how else your local administration can do its job without knowing who live there. Same with ID cards, you’re expected to always be able to prove your identity if asked by the police. The impressum is only for businesses. I don’t really see what that has to do with privacy laws.

jonp888 4y ago
There is no address registration in the UK, for instance. It works OK for most people. British people are very opposed to it or to ID cards, despite that fact that it being OK to live in there with no ID whatsoever makes it attractive for illegal immigrants, which they are also opposed to. - You have to specifically register your address on a special list for voting purposes. If you don't, you can't vote. - Payroll taxes are for almost all people done automatically and there is no benefit to doing an individual tax return. Your employer handles the tax communication and informs the tax authorities of your address. - Property taxes get sent to the address, regardless of who lives there. - The health service is not insurance based, all residents are automatically covered, so they don't need your contact details. - For anything else(pension, driving license etc.) you have to notify them individually and if you don't, that's your problem. There are no restrictions like having to take the driving test in the city you live in.
- izacus 4y ago
  So basically it's just bunch of extra work for everyone while also functioning as voter supression just like in US? Seems like Germans do a good tradeoff.
- dgellow 4y ago
  Regarding the payroll taxes, that sounds more or less similar to what you have in Germany, but instead of the employer giving your address to the tax office, you register yourself to the local administration and provide your personal tax ID to the employer, and you’re taxed at the source. Effectively the result is the same, the government knows your address for administrative reasons.

jonp888 4y ago

There is no address registration in the UK, for instance. It works OK for most people. British people are very opposed to it or to ID cards, despite that fact that it being OK to live in there with no ID whatsoever makes it attractive for illegal immigrants, which they are also opposed to. - You have to specifically register your address on a special list for voting purposes. If you don't, you can't vote. - Payroll taxes are for almost all people done automatically and there is no benefit to doing an individual tax return. Your employer handles the tax communication and informs the tax authorities of your address. - Property taxes get sent to the address, regardless of who lives there. - The health service is not insurance based, all residents are automatically covered, so they don't need your contact details. - For anything else(pension, driving license etc.) you have to notify them individually and if you don't, that's your problem. There are no restrictions like having to take the driving test in the city you live in.

izacus 4y ago
So basically it's just bunch of extra work for everyone while also functioning as voter supression just like in US? Seems like Germans do a good tradeoff.
dgellow 4y ago
Regarding the payroll taxes, that sounds more or less similar to what you have in Germany, but instead of the employer giving your address to the tax office, you register yourself to the local administration and provide your personal tax ID to the employer, and you’re taxed at the source. Effectively the result is the same, the government knows your address for administrative reasons.