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Re: Tor and google groups



On 05/01/11 19:25, Andrew Lewman wrote:

On Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:18:09 +0000
Orionjur Tor-admin<tor-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:

Is it very difficult to buy a SIM without showing ID in the USA or
countries of Western Europe? Sorry for such off topic but it is very
interesting to know are there any countries in Western Europe or
states of the USA when it is possible to buy a SIM without showing
your ID with accordance to local law?

My $0.02 from buying SIM cards all over the world, I show them my
CostCo Club photo id.  In Hong Kong they wrote down my first/last name
as "cost co".  No one has photocopied the ID yet.  Many shops ask for
it and then do nothing with it.  As explained to me in Belgium, the law
says they have to see an ID, not record, write down, and register the
sim in your name. Maybe I just found a cool shop by accident.
Have you tried this in Spain? In Madrid the shop photocopied the back page of my passport. In London, by comparison, one can buy as many SIMs as one wants without ID from any number of "corner shops".
http://boingboing.net/2010/09/09/china-to-end-anonymo.html - read the comments especially Anon at 6:59PM. 
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