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		Philippines Congress OKs mandatory registration of SIM cards, social media accts (abs-cbn.com)
		15 points by DanielKehoe on Feb 4, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

ncr100 on Feb 4, 2022 [–]

> This is to prevent the following: > ... > anonymous online defamation > ...

The only people with privacy will be criminals, all the people without privacy will be the law abiding citizens.

Seems dystopian. Is there another way to do this than taking people's privacy?

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