u/FLauncherSir

the proposal dropped April 30th. KYC rules for phone activation - government ID, physical address, the works. framed as anti-robocall. comments still open so it's not done yet, but the direction is set

r/HeroSMS put together a solid write-up on what this actually means beyond the spam angle. worth reading if you care about this stuff

short version: your phone number stops being a contact method and starts functioning as an identity token. every app you verify with that number gets an indirect link to the same government document that anchors your SIM. UK is already moving this way. EU has frameworks in motion. this isn't one regulator going rogue

comments are open into July if anyone wants to actually do something about it