Anti-privacy legislation: Difference between revisions
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→List of Legislation: Mandatory real-life identity disclosure to activate SIM cards. |
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|Age Verification | |Age Verification | ||
|Approved (Active since Jul 1 2024) | |Approved (Active since Jul 1 2024) | ||
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|Real-life identity disclosure required to activate SIM cards.<ref>[http://privacyinternational.org/learn/sim-card-registration SIM Card Registration | Privacy International]</ref><ref>[https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/sim-card-registration-laws/ Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens? - Comparitech]</ref> | |||
|Many countries. | |||
|People are required to associate their real-life identity with their SIM cards, making "burner phones" impossible, and making it impossible to access the cellular Internet without being tracked by the government. Additionally, this can be used to exclude political dissidents from accessing the Internet. | |||
|Identity disclosure | |||
|Approved in many countries over time. | |||
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