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		wasmitnetzen on June 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany bans digital doppelganger passport photos There is also no single database of all German citizens. Privacy is very important in Germany.

germanier on June 4, 2020 [–]

There is since 2007, at the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern.

In addition, many decentral databases (such as local registration databases) can be comprehensively and automatically queried by many individual authorities.

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