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[–] fluckx 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think it's related maybe to some anti terrorism law? In certain EU countries for example it's impossible to get an anonymous SIM due to some anti terrorism legislation. SSNs are the only legal identification I guess?

This is a random guess off the top of my head. IANAL or know anything specific on US law.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

SSN isn't supposed to be used as a form of ID. Even says so on an SS card.

[–] rdyoung 9 points 10 months ago

Yeah, about that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What's IANAL? Is it some new Apple product I don't know about yet?

[–] fluckx 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No, no:
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iBook
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iAnal

It's a joke, I guess.