a few data points on this.
as a frequent traveler:
i recently had to show id in spain and france (but not in the uk) to
buy a prepaid sim.
in japan you need a govt issue id card (so you need a local citizen to
buy you a prepaid phone).
and as an infosec guy:
the bad guys are also buying voip dial-in lines to use for their scams.
On May 12, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Richard M. Smith wrote:
http://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/1694420-Police-push-ID-links-to-prepaid-phones/
Police push ID links to prepaid phones
By Jim McElhatton
The Washington Times
CHICAGO — Victims in Chicago Police Detective Timothy J. Murphy's
homicide cases were leaving behind important clues: cell phones
showing incoming calls just before the times of death.
But the calls increasingly led to numbers dialed by prepaid cell-
phone users and that's a dead end, Detective Murphy explained in a
letter sent nearly two years ago to state and federal lawmakers,
because phone companies usually don't maintain the identities of the
phone buyers.
"In the last several months, many of my homicide investigations have
been hindered due to the major obstruction that 'prepay' or 'pay as
you go' cellular telephones that litter the market cause," he wrote.
"I am seeking your assistance in introducing legislation to regulate
this loophole."
He's still waiting.
"Nobody did anything," the eight-year veteran of the city's homicide
squad said in a phone interview last week.
Although no bills are pending in Congress, legislation requiring
photo identification for prepaid-phone purchases is surfacing in
statehouses nationwide. The National Conference of State
Legislatures is following bills in Michigan and Georgia. Lawmakers
in New Jersey, Texas and Pennsylvania also have considered
legislation.
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