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At first I got the impression a photo was required when buying a new cellphone, but this appears to be just for new numbers. China already requires an ID to ge
by throw476543 7y ago
At first I got the impression a photo was required when buying a new cellphone, but this appears to be just for new numbers.
China already requires an ID to get a number, so I don’t see how requiring a photo will help them track people even more? Maybe it gives them an updated photo? However, if you don’t get a new number every few years, then it’s useless.
My own country requires a photo ID to get a number and I’ve been to several other countries that do as well. I guess I’m just used to it now. Similar to how we put our photos on resumes, but my American friends were shocked by that.
- officeplant 7y agoPhoto's on a resume is still a pretty strange request in America because it factors into possible discrimination. However identification is required in the US only when starting a contract phone servie (for Credit inquiries). If you don't want your name attached to the phone number it has to be prepaid. Which always made me chuckle considering the two most common people to give us obviously fake names for prepaid phones were drug dealers and police. I've had days working in phone retail where someone came in and started a prepaid line under "John Doe" and paid for it out of a roll of 100's in their sock. Then an hour later I've got an officer in uniform handing me a name and address he needs put on a cheap burner prepaid phone.
- yorwba 7y ago> China already requires an ID to get a number, so I don’t see how requiring a photo will help them track people even more? If the photo taken to get the number doesn't match the photo on file for the ID, they can now blame the seller. That creates an incentive for the seller to actually check the ID.