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StanislavPetrovyesterday at 11:43 PM1 replyview on HN

You aren't required to identify yourself to get a phone. You can get a prepaid phone with no ID.

You are required to identify yourself for an electricity account because it is essentially extending you credit. You use the electricity first, and then they bill you for it later. They also only identify the person who is receiving the bill. You could have a house with a dozen people in it but the electric company only knows the name of the person responsible for the bill.

You are free to identify yourself on the internet right now. People who are intelligent and/or believe in freedom and free speech are opposed to this authoritarian power grab.


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doolstoday at 12:12 AM

> You aren't required to identify yourself to get a phone. You can get a prepaid phone with no ID.

Not in Australia