Yes, to sign up for pretty much any service you have to have either a cell phone contract or a bank account, both of which require a government ID. You don't ne

Yes, to sign up for pretty much any service you have to have either a cell phone contract or a bank account, both of which require a government ID. You don't need to do this to sign up for a forum, but if you want to sign up for something like a movie theater loyalty program, you need to.