When I interrogated and chastised them about it at check-in, I was told “it’s a legal requirement”. Haven’t been able to confirm that yet.
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(But at least they’re not blocking VPN connections.)
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@aral simple form of age verification? Does something that looks like a passport number work? -
@thefalken No, they renter your passport number into the system at checkin. -
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@thefalken It ties your Internet browsing to your ID.
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@JLLLOW You can’t; they ask for your passport at checkin and enter it themselves.
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@aral That is astonishing. And yet, it's not. -
@ginandting Gave the reception the third degree at check-in. They seemed rather shocked to be called out on it. -
@aral But people don't question. They'll do anything for their basic human right of wifi. Oh, wait.
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@aral Great! Passport # over plaintext for everyone!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral wow. Breathtaking in its overt Big Brotherism. I prefer my country’s ostrich approach ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@PaulbernalUK In UK benefits paid into bank accounts use the persons N.I number, all details in one convenient place for fraudstersThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Meaning non-tech savvy people without VPN and/or Tor are so fucked.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral any time I’ve visited turkey they do require passport numbers of guests staying.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral sneaky!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral scary.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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