It is not about "advantage" but the usual security theater: https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Handy-Prepaid-Karten-Ausweis-Pflicht-18141895.html http

It is not about "advantage" but the usual security theater: https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Handy-Prepaid-Karten-Ausweis-Pflicht-18141895.html https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Handy-Prepaid-Ka... The header makes it pretty clear "Danger of terrorism! Lawmakers tighten restrictions on pre-paid SIMs". That is of course useless nonsense, but politicians can point at it and claim they did something. Also, something, something, stones, glass houses.