Ukraine doesn't even have KYC for phones, in the middle of a war where there have been concerns that Russia could use the cell phone network to fly drones. Many people have advocated for it, fearing Russia, and famously Ukrainian government ministers (on twitter and telegram!) have explained how they want to continue having a free society.
There's also a practical benefit: cellphones are potentially extremely dangerous tracking devices. Making it impossible to have a cellphone without KYC is very dangerous. Again, in Ukraine, I've been asked repeatedly by soldiers to buy them AML/KYCless SIM cards for their burner phones, to reduce the chance of their location getting leaked.
Very disappointing to see the FCC moving in the direction of AML/KYC for something as fundamental as having a cellphone plan. This needs to be stopped. Far too much of Europe has already mandated this.
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Ukraine doesn't even have KYC for phones, in the middle of a war where there have been concerns that Russia could use the cell phone network to fly drones. Many people have advocated for it, fearing Russia, and famously Ukrainian government ministers (on twitter and telegram!) have explained how they want to continue having a free society.
There's also a practical benefit: cellphones are potentially extremely dangerous tracking devices. Making it impossible to have a cellphone without KYC is very dangerous. Again, in Ukraine, I've been asked repeatedly by soldiers to buy them AML/KYCless SIM cards for their burner phones, to reduce the chance of their location getting leaked.
Very disappointing to see the FCC moving in the direction of AML/KYC for something as fundamental as having a cellphone plan. This needs to be stopped. Far too much of Europe has already mandated this.