I think this is the case in many (most?) European countries already. Hungary has it worse: you have to confirm your data every year or the sim stops working. M

I think this is the case in many (most?) European countries already. Hungary has it worse: you have to confirm your data every year or the sim stops working. My Italian sim card required an id card in the 00s. But I didn't have one at hand, so it was in the name of my girlfriend at the time, for something like 15 years.