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Re:I Don't Like Smartphones (2016) by kingofkyiv on Monday February 14, 2022 @01:58PM (#30336517)
Ukraine has fully anonymous smartphones and sim cards. I wouldn't say most other countries, just most western countries.
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Re:I Don't Like Smartphones (2016) by paxys on Monday February 14, 2022 @02:03PM (#30336603)
Not just western. You cannot get an anonymous sim card in any Asian country.
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Re:I Don't Like Smartphones (2016) by iszomer on Monday February 14, 2022 @02:54PM (#30337363)
Not any. In Taiwan for example, buying a prepaid sim + service still requires a form of state/national identification, even when they're purchased from a 7-Eleven.
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