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Re:Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid by rcbdev on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:51AM (#38022520)
In the EU this is trivial to bypass via the Roam-like-at-home policy and pre-paid Eastern European sim cards. In the US one is able to order a sim card via mail and while one has to submit PII I don't suspect it is checked rigorously. (versus EU photo ID schemes that cannot be fooled without significant effort and criminal energy)

So here's two of the worlds largest economies out - I can't imagine it's much harder in the "rest" of the world.

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Re:Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid by janosdebugs on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:58AM (#38022567)
I'd consult a lawyer before doing that. Al Capone got busted for tax evasion, not murder. If they want to get you, providing a false identity may or may not become a problem. Also, having the card shipped to your home address makes it super tracable.
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Re:Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid by rcbdev on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:11AM (#38128185)
There are ways to anonymously receive mail in my country. Surely such mechanisms must exist in the great US of A.
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Re:Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid by paganel on Thursday October 26, 2023 @03:22AM (#38022708)
> y and pre-paid Eastern European sim cards.

Unfortunately in much of Eastern Europe you can't purchase a SIM card without showing an ID, for sure you need to show an ID here in Romania. They've changed that relatively recently, I'd say during or just after the pandemic. I don't know about how things stand in neighbouring Bulgaria. In fact, a quick web-search confirmed that Bulgaria also has the same policy.

> You will be required to show an ID document in most stores.

[1] https://maukatravels.com/bulgaria/prepaid-sim-card-bulgaria/

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