<p dir="ltr">This is an OVH policy I've come across in the past. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Because of the nature of their business and how cheap they offer it, they've been used as a focal point for all kinds of abuse. I don't blame them, personally. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Have you considered DigitalOcean? Their VMs are £3/month and pretty damn good. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 20 Mar 2015 19:35, "Ben Arnold" <<a href="mailto:benarnold@fsfe.org">benarnold@fsfe.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Evenin' all,<br>
<br>
<br>
Just a quick question for those that have ordered services from<br>
<a href="http://OVH.co.uk" target="_blank">OVH.co.uk</a>: when I'm asked for proof of ID for being a new customer, does<br>
this hold up the ordering process?<br>
<br>
Understandable they want some filter to make sure I'm real, but asking<br>
for my passport/driver's license/birth cert/bills/bank statement (can't<br>
tell if it's && or || either) seems a bit much for a £5/month VPS.<br>
Needless to say I don't buy the "if you've nothing to hide" argument;<br>
I'm sure they'd happily suspend the service without notice or refund if<br>
they suspect the slightest of wrongdoing!<br>
<br>
I just wondered if anyone had this experience before I reply to them<br>
asking for their GPG key... and probably a photo of their customer<br>
service employee holding their ID badge...<br>
<br>
<br>
Ta,<br>
Ben<br>
<br>
--<br>
Ben Arnold<br>
Liverpool, UK<br>
<br>
Free Software Foundation (Europe)<br>
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