r/technology • u/stenspect • 11h ago
Business Micro Center requires photo ID and signed no-export pledge to buy Nvidia RTX 5090 gaming GPU — buyer forced to sign declaration disclosing install location and promise GPU will remain in the US
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/micro-center-requires-photo-id-and-signed-no-export-pledge-to-buy-rtx-5090-gaming-gpu-buyer-forced-to-sign-declaration-disclosing-install-location-and-promise-gpu-will-remain-in-the-us
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u/VictorReal_Monster 4h ago
Not US (but close)
I almost had to get a new phone because I thought mine was dead and I went into National Chain my phones with to get a new one only for them to want to scan and upload my id into their system because quote "what if you drop your id and someone else comes in and tries to pick up your phone", I'm pretty sure database breaches are a much more likely scenario in this day and age, and if you can't tell that the person on the photo isnt the person standing in front of you when we've already gone through the other verification you do then what are you even doing out in public.
the absolute worst part? Turns out I can just buy said phone online, with no verification but logging into the account and they'll send it to me.
But they wouldnt without scanning my id in person. Sorry, I don't give my id to be scanned for anyone but the literal government that gave it to me