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Brickbats

Brickbat: We Know Who You Are

Charles Oliver | 6.10.2016 4:00 AM

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German cabinet members have approved a new law requiring anyone buying a prepaid phone or sim card to show an official ID. The law must still be approved by the legislature.

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Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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