It beeps: Why a fax opens the door to the authority | Free press

2023-09-28 20:00:00

The fax, a relic of the pre-digital world? Not at all: a surprising number of people still use it to send each other letters and inquiries. In case of doubt, the outdated device works surprisingly well. Our editor was only able to get an appointment with the immigration authorities using fax.

The report was so bizarre that it recently made it all over the media: a desperate Brazilian man had repeatedly tried unsuccessfully to get an appointment with the immigration authorities on an urgent matter. The waiting times are epic; he couldn’t even reach the authorities in Berlin by phone or email. But…

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