> Are there any highly developed nations that allow complete strangers with any nationality to buy and use a mobile phone without showing a national ID? I don't know any, or they will all soon be gone.
I regularly (1-2x per year) buy prepaid SIMs in Canada, USA, and Japan. None of them require an ID and I often even pay cash.
I'm sure you are right that they'll eventually be requiring ID, but you are wrong to imply that these countries aren't highly developed.
I regularly (1-2x per year) buy prepaid SIMs in Canada, USA, and Japan. None of them require an ID and I often even pay cash.
I'm sure you are right that they'll eventually be requiring ID, but you are wrong to imply that these countries aren't highly developed.