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Nathan · 09-04-2003, 06:36 AM

Re: German AVS

The german AVS stuff is very much in the middle of change right now.

There are new laws that just got into effect which cause all kinds of problems with the current AVSs. The question is what is proof enough of the person being 18+. Some AVSs use a system where a passport number is verified, of course insecure but it verifies the age, just can be faked rather easy.

Others use the Fax-in method described before. And yet others that are coming up now because of the new law actually verify the person in-person before letting them in via a system provided by the german postal service.

It is still unclear which method is going to be okay'ed. The biggest people doing the passport-number-check are trying to get access to the german passport database to get an ok back if the number exists so that they can be verified better.

The passport-number-check would work in the states too, problem is that most people in the states do not have a passport, since they only need it to travel to the outside of the US (and not even when they go to canada as far as I know). There is no way to verify age via the drivers license.

09-04-2003, 06:36 AM
Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	Re: German AVS The german AVS stuff is very much in the middle of change right now. There are new laws that just got into effect which cause all kinds of problems with the current AVSs. The question is what is proof enough of the person being 18+. Some AVSs use a system where a passport number is verified, of course insecure but it verifies the age, just can be faked rather easy. Others use the Fax-in method described before. And yet others that are coming up now because of the new law actually verify the person in-person before letting them in via a system provided by the german postal service. It is still unclear which method is going to be okay'ed. The biggest people doing the passport-number-check are trying to get access to the german passport database to get an ok back if the number exists so that they can be verified better. The passport-number-check would work in the states too, problem is that most people in the states do not have a passport, since they only need it to travel to the outside of the US (and not even when they go to canada as far as I know). There is no way to verify age via the drivers license. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger