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Re:Australia gov wants telco Optus to pay for new passports ... by HKH2 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @09:02PM (#33015155)
From memory, you could get a prepaid SIM without an ID well after 9/11. I think it was introduced to get rid of burner phone SIMs back when SMS was still a thing.
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Re:Australia gov wants telco Optus to pay for new passports ... by collegeburner on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @09:16PM (#33015237)
wait y'all can't get burner phones in aus? how do y'all make private phone calls or send private text messages if you can't dispose of the number after?
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Re:Australia gov wants telco Optus to pay for new passports ... by int_19h on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @10:16PM (#33015612)
Most countries in the world require some form of ID to activate a new SIM card. The justification is usually that "burner phones are for terrorists and criminals". In US, for example, Faisal Shahzad is often cited as an example.

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/sim-card-regist...

US Senate tried to pass a similar law back in 2010. Bill sponsors were Chuck Schumer and John Cornyn, in case you ever see those names on your ballot.

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Re:Australia gov wants telco Optus to pay for new passports ... by collegeburner on Thursday September 29, 2022 @12:57PM (#33023576)
damn, i'm really sorry for y'all, that's authoritarian ash ngl. i hope y'all's laws get fixed and thanks for calling out schumer and cornyn.
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Re:Australia gov wants telco Optus to pay for new passports ... by brokenmachine on Thursday September 29, 2022 @02:14AM (#33017091)
Imagine if people could talk to each other without the government knowing. Complete anarchy!
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