Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
by kpcyrd on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @04:47AM
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Germany passed an anti-terror law a few years ago, getting a phone number requires the same level of verification as opening a bank account.
Even before that prepaid phones have been a strawman argument, actually maintaining a 2nd number in the long run is quite a bit of work since it usually expires if you don't use it enough.
Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
by detaro on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @04:29AM
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And then you typically need to do some kind of identity verification to activate it.
Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
by smartbit on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @04:47AM
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In Austria, Belgium & Germany you do, in Croatia & The Netherlands you don’t
Re:Twitter forces all new users to enter a valid phone number
by richardwhiuk on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @04:45AM
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Possible that's typical, but it's certainly not universal
You don't need to show any ID in Europe to buy non-contract phone number. You can go into most stores and get free or pay 1-5 euro for a phone number.