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SIM cards bought in Italy have long required showing photo ID in person and also some kind of SSN like number used for various financial transactions. I needed
by Erwin 7y ago
SIM cards bought in Italy have long required showing photo ID in person and also some kind of SSN like number used for various financial transactions.
I needed to acquire that fiscal SSN when buying wine from an Italian web shop but weirdly it's a computed value, not a unique ID you get from some organization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_fiscal_code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_fiscal_code
- ryannevius 7y agoAside: While there are services that will generate a Codice fiscale that fits the format of what the government will issue, the legal path requires visiting the Agenzia Delle Entrate.
- frollo 7y agoThe Codice Fiscale is supposed to be a unique value you get from the State (via the Agenzia delle Entrate), but the whole system is so outdated and badly designed that most websites just check that the inserted code corresponds to the data you inserted.
- qxnqd 7y agoSIM cards bought in Spain require you to show your ID card, which means the authorities can link such SIM to your name, your face, and your fingerprints.
- int_19h 7y agoIt's very common around the world in general. That doesn't make it right, of course - it just means that the surveillance state is more widespread than commonly assumed.