Copy your ID card? Forbidden!

Copying your ID card is always a critical point. With regard to Facebook, too, you often stumble upon Facebook's requirement to send in a copy of your ID card real name requirement

But it's not just Facebook, other places also request a copy of your ID card from time to time. The question therefore arises: who is authorized to make or request a copy and who is not?

Karsten Gulden from “ gulden röttger law attorneys ” on this topic: Identity cards may not be copied, scanned or saved. This is forbidden by law.

Hotels, car rental companies, fitness studios, swimming pools, etc. repeatedly copy ID cards or have ID cards deposited - this is illegal!
Violation of data protection law, the ID card law and the personal rights of the ID card holder.
There are a few exceptions:
banks, driving license authorities and telecommunications providers, for example, are allowed to make copies .
Otherwise the strict rule applies: copies of ID cards – NO!

On the subject of sending copies of ID cards to Facebook: Facebook allows further options and writes itself:

Which IDs are accepted on Facebook?

You have 3 different options to confirm your identity.

When you submit documents to us, please redact any personal information that we do not need to confirm your identity (e.g. credit card number, social security number ). We encrypt connections between people and Facebook by default. This also applies to ID cards that you send to us. Once the verification is complete, we will delete your ID data.

Option 1: Official ID

An official ID card with your name and date of birth or your name and a photo. Some examples:

• passport
• Voter ID card
• Driver's license
• Birth certificate
• marriage certificate
• Documents for official name change
• Tribal ID or proof of status
• Personal or car insurance card
• Residence permit, immigration papers
• Official ID cards other than driver's license (e.g. disability card, ID card)

Option 2: Two non-official options

Two different ID cards from the list below. The names on the ID cards must match each other. One of the IDs must contain a photo or date of birth that matches the information in your profile. This is the only way we can confirm that you are the owner of the account.

Choose between:

• Business letter
• check
• Authorization
• Time ticket
• Gas, water or electricity bill
• Credit card
• Student ID card
• Library card
• Payroll
• School or university certificate
• Medical records
• statement of account
• Social Security Card
• Proof of employment
• Proof of magazine subscription
• Photo in the school annual report (scan or photo of the relevant page of the annual report)
• Membership card (e.g. pensioner card, union card, employee card, service card)

Option 3: More ways to confirm

If you don't have an ID that shows both your authentic name and a photo or date of birth, you can provide additional ID to help us match the information to your Facebook profile. For this option, three IDs:

• Two different types of ID from option 2, each showing your authentic name.
• An additional ID that includes a date of birth or photo that matches the information in your Facebook profile. This ID can be from either Option 1 or 2, and the name on it does not have to match the other two IDs submitted. Your name or other information from your ID will not be added to your account.

Source: Facebook Help Center

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