Swiss to Name Mobile Phone Users

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 12, 2003 @05:47AM from the well-then-it's-solved dept.

elmacho writes "In what is surely a knee-jerk reaction, the Swiss parliament has banned anonymous mobile phone usage following the revelations that Al Qaeda members were using the phones in other countries. Wasn't it established the other day that, considering they were caught, the anonymity provided by the phones is limited? What purpose will this serve, assuming that any terrorists who need a mobile phone will simply purchase one in another of the many countries that do provide anonymous mobiles?"

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In Closely Related News... by Strange+Ranger · 2003-03-12 06:12 · Score: 4, Insightful

Mobile phone theft, ID spoofing, and black market handset sales in Switzerland skyrocket.

Because of course now that anonymous cell phone usage is illegal, only criminals can protect their IDs on cell phones.

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