the dev is right. anyone can ask for id card. even in the cinema or when buying alcohol. everyone can set houserules lol. And another thing: its not even a company. What amazes me is that people sent their Copy ID, Bankcard, utility bills to companys like BTC-E(some czech company) or Mtgox (JAPAN?) and when they read about this ID validation system people get mad.
Lol sorry but here in Europe we dont have to give a copy of our ID to a cinema nor to buy alcohol. I've never given my ID to an exchange neither.
That you have to give your ID to a BANK is normal it's a bank, not some random person behind a screen..
It's a very serious matter here to give a copy of your ID and only authorized companies or government instances can get them.