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1. fragmede ◴[] No.46236497[source]
* for the US Internet. Internet access, even on cafe shop wifi, in India is trace backable to the ID of the user already.
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2. Kozmik1 ◴[] No.46236540[source]
How would internet access in a coffee shop be traced to the specific user?
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3. greenavocado ◴[] No.46236584[source]
In Switzerland you are forced to receive an SMS code to your phone on every portal in every public space everywhere to establish your identity on every network. No SMS = No public wifi anywhere in Switzerland.
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4. withinrafael ◴[] No.46236587[source]
I believe cyber cafes in India must verify identity via ID before allowing internet access and maintain logs, browsing history, etc. for at least one year.
5. Kozmik1 ◴[] No.46236621{3}[source]
That's a funny choice, I thought Europe was done with SMS. I can see this 1-to-1 mapping with other cellphone derived messaging like Whatsapp, etc being an issue for privacy but it's certainly possible to have multiple phones.
6. pnw ◴[] No.46236626{3}[source]
How would an SMS code sent to a phone number be traced to the specific user? Anonymous VOIP numbers are plentiful.
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7. stackedinserter ◴[] No.46236638[source]
I want this practice to remain in countries like India and Russia.
8. elashri ◴[] No.46236659{3}[source]
The reason is that the law in Switzerland requires identification of the user of free internet services [1]. So it is not just common practice

[1] https://www.gva.ch/Site/Passagers/Shopping/Services/Business...

9. afavour ◴[] No.46236691{4}[source]
I imagine they would block anonymous VOIP numbers.