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		biomcgary on April 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hetzner Introduces ARM64 Cloud Servers Is the ID requirement a leftover from the Nazi era? I don't suppose Germany ever issued a blanket repeal of all the laws passed during that error.

usr1106 on April 12, 2023 [–]

The law has been changed numerous times since then. However, the requirement to possess an ID was introduced with the start of WW II. So it's not completely wrong to call it a Nazi invention.

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