[lifestyleguru]

Not a good example. In Spain they notoriously demand id/passport and make photo or copy of it, they do it "for the police".

[joxdosba]

That’s the legal requirement yes, I’ve never seen a shop insist on it. Most of them have autofill scripts for the KYC forms.

[naturalmovement]

Isn't the main topic of discussion here a legal requirement?

If everyone ignores it then what's the fuss about?

[joxdosba]

I’m just pointing out that in Europe the equivalent legal requirement is widely ignored, the same won’t necessarily repeat in the US, but it might.