Verify the identity of developers

Posted Apr 5, 2024 19:38 UTC (Fri) by gioele (subscriber, #61675)
In reply to: Verify the identity of developers by jem
Parent article: A backdoor in xz

> In some countries within the Schengen area (*cough* Germany) citizens are required to be in possession of an ID card (or passport) even within their own country.

Formally, Germany requires you to "possess" an identity document ("verpflichtet, einen gültigen Ausweis zu besitzen" = to have applied for it and to have it somewhere, for example at home) once you are 16. It is not required that you "are in possession" of an identity document (~= to carry with you).

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswg/BJNR134610009.h...
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_pauswg/englis...