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> My mobile phone company has no idea who I am. It was trivially easy to purchase an iphone, at the Apple store, with cash and then purchase a Verizon MVNO SIM
by Mediterraneo10 7y ago
> My mobile phone company has no idea who I am. It was trivially easy to purchase an iphone, at the Apple store, with cash and then purchase a Verizon MVNO SIM from US Mobile (which I prefer over StraightTalk because they allow tethering).
You may be able to do this in the US for the time being. However, in many countries already – a list that is steadily increasing – you cannot purchase a SIM card without showing ID, a copy of which is made and forwarded to state authorities. In other countries – I know of at least Chile – you may have to register the IMEI of the phone as well.