[notdang]

In Mexico a new law was passed that requires all sim cards/phone numbers to be registered to the person using it, up to the biometric data.

[pixiemaster]

same in germany. fortunately there are services like digitalcourage where you send your card and get another random back - easy to deflect the legal issues you‘ll be confronted with because it’s not illegal to exchange.

[ASalazarMX]

Why has this loophole not been closed? It seems really easy to ban exchanging personal SIMs.

Mexico already tried something like this in 2008 IIRC, and it was aborted because the database was leaked and sold for like 20-30 USD a copy. That database empowered fraudsters then, and I fear this new one, having recent biometric data, would be even worse if passed, as our government is an even less capable digital steward now. If this law gets enforced, an loophole like the one DigitalCourage uses would be closed quickly.

[emteycz]

Because it doesn't actually help and creates false sense of security.

[ASalazarMX]

It's still being contested, so far no telco has asked for biometric data, yet.

[650REDHAIR]

Just purchased a telcel SIM without any info.

[notdang]

It was voted in the last instance a couple of days ago.

There will be some delay until it's implemented and apparently there are plans to contest it.

[650REDHAIR]

Got it! Thanks