

Hetzner is an odd one. I created an account and got flagged immediately after, followed up by a prompt asking me to upload a copy of my passport.
I just want to spin up a server. How can they guarantee that my personal identification will be safe and secure in case of a data breach?


















None of the articles in the policy are a reasonable ground for asking an identity document to prove that I can fulfill the financial obligation of… Five euros.
Hetzner is not a bank. Moreover, they cannot guarantee that the third party vendor will take great caution to protect my identity. Hetzner does not own the KYC process.
I appreciate that you pointed me to the policy, but if I cannot pay with a German credit cart, using a German ISP as a resident of Germany without uploading my identity doc then I take my business somewhere else.