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There is a bit of a conflict between the laws requiring certain companies to identify their clients and GDPR in basis, but there is something in GDPR that allows these companies to still collect the relevant data and use it or to verify the data and not store it depending on the use case.

The whole use case thing is even the reason why companies are allowed to collect data from you. You couldn't get anything delivered if this exception wasn't there, because they wouldn't be allowed to progress your address.

At least that's what I gathered from the Dutch implementation the AVG, when I last read it a couple years ago.

so what do they do with transport? Or foreign companies using trans in their name?

The Uk is never gonna block anything from the US let's be honest, the EU might and maybe the rest of Europe, but the UK will not follow.

Age verification has it's place online, but not for porn. That is just gonna push peopel to worse sites.

For gambling and stock market sites and the like I can understand it, but I would prefer if we wouldn't need to send our ID to those sites. Heck if Valve would implement it I could actually gamble on steam again cause currently I cannot open a Tf2 crate ...

This has been discussed a while back, at least here in NL as far as I know it started because of legalising online gambling for which you need to be identified. Also, due to GDPR, businesses aren't allowed to make copies of ID's/passports/driving licences any more which is required for certain businesses (notaries, accountants, etc). In my office we currently use some kind of identification software, but it isn't anonyms because well we wouldn't be able to do our job.

The thing is they are American corporations who care to much about their public image. I would be highly suprised if they national payment platforms would also accept this. (ideal/bankcontant/wero/etc)

Mhe, it's only once in the last 10 years that I have to think about it and it's an easy thing to solve.

They generally don´t need it though

Friendly reminder that some services do need your ID otherwise they cannot help you or at least they need to very you (accountants, notaries, etc)

edit: I can´t do your tax report if I 1 don´t identify you and 2 I don't have the social security for which I need to do the report

A motion detector is far more inferior to precense detectors, most just use milimator wave though.

Never said that it wasn’t easy, it’s just harder than with facial recognition. In theory you could do it correctly in a way that it isn’t indentifiable.

Also this works in places where faces are protected

Considering how big some stores are in countries this doesn’t surpirse me, if a small supermarket near me can already have 20 different ketchups then why would the massive general store in the nearest city not have a wall of sex toys?