[thaumasiotes]

> In the USA, the IRS and many banks _require_ an cell phone registered in your name to prove your ID.

The IRS most certainly does not require a cell phone registered in your name, nor could they.

[gopalv]

> The IRS most certainly does not require a cell phone registered in your name

They don't but the alternative 2FA for them was a letter mailed through USPS.

I had to do that back in the day when Google Fi wasn't recognized by the IRS as a mobile phone.

[im3w1l]

Young people think they are clued into privacy, but it's all the old geezers who don't want to learn to use electronics who create demand for the the paper option. I wonder what will happen after they have died off.