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They require my passport for verifying identify. I am based in the US. This is a big no-no. When will these europeans understand that we don't give out sensitive documents to outsiders? Your laws and reasoning does not apply here in the US.

Drop passport requirement and I will spend $2k per month.

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No need for passport when buying from inside EU

But if you have a hard time complying with that companies policy, just use another? They obviously do not care about such a tiny account to change their policies for you

> No need for passport when buying from inside EU

Not true. I got flagged when buying from Sweden, even though my card passed 3D-Secure validation (which essentially shifts liability to the customer in fraud claims).

They just have a clunky system that’s getting in the way of potential customers.

I think this attitude of thinking laws do not apply to you is exactly why they wouldn’t want you as a customer.

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