Anti-privacy legislation: Difference between revisions
→List of Legislation: Mandatory real-life identity disclosure to activate SIM cards. |
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|Anti-Encryption/Censorship | |Anti-Encryption/Censorship | ||
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|Real-life identity disclosure required to activate SIM cards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIM Card Registration |url=https://privacyinternational.org/learn/sim-card-registration |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |website=Privacy International}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bischoff |first=Paul |title=Which governments impose SIM-card registration laws to collect data on their citizens? |url=https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/sim-card-registration-laws/ |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |website=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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|[https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0073.html Utah S.B. 73] | |[https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0073.html Utah S.B. 73] | ||
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|Age Verification | |Age Verification | ||
|Approved (Active since Jul 1 2024) | |Approved (Active since Jul 1 2024) | ||
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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[:Category:Common license terms]] | |||
*[[:Category:Legislation]] | *[[:Category:Legislation]] | ||