alt Hacker News> anon SIM are no longer allowed in the EU
Ah. That explains why they asked for my life history when I tried to buy a local SIM in Italy.
> anon SIM are no longer allowed in the EU
Ah. That explains why they asked for my life history when I tried to buy a local SIM in Italy.
Ironically, this is only true for prepaid SIMs. As a result, in some EU countries it's easier to get a month-by-month postpaid plan – sometimes there's no KYC at all for these...