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This will do nothing to deter malicious SIM swaps. Someone who's happy to take over your number and then steal your money is also happy to present a fake ID and pretend to be you.


What kind of ID is it? A proper barcoded photo ID that corresponds to a government database? Because with that you can verify that the ID picture matches the one in the government database.


I don't live in Europe, but with Orange, I had to upload a photo of my EU passport (they didn't accept a non-EU passport to extend the lifespan of the SIM card).

Offtopic: those laws seem kind of silly if you can still get a valid SIM for 10 days without any ID. Seems more to be about surveillance than about anti-terrorism.




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