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by Symbiote 1205 days ago
How do eSIMs work for identity verification?

The last several times I've bought SIMs outside Europe, I've had to show my passport.
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Gasp0de 1205 days ago
Outside Europe? Identity verification is mandatory in the EU and afaik there are very few states that haven't implemented it in local law (the netherlands and croatia, I think).
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Symbiote 1205 days ago
I haven't bought one in Europe, since I have both registered and anonymous Danish SIMs, and an anonymous British SIM. (They can be bought anonymously in both countries.)

Are you sure it's EU law? I can't find anything on it.

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jaclaz 1205 days ago
No, it is not EU (AFAIK).

Anyway, besides Britain (both before and after Brexit), there is only a handful of countries in EU that do not require ID, among them Denmark:

https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/sim-card-regist...

most do require it.

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