Originally Posted by
stimpy
From what I understand about Dr. Haneef, someone in his chain of associates was a terrorist. I know for a fact that I am not a terrorist so I don't feel it is wrong for someone who is a trusted business colleague to buy me a SIM. Also we aren't hiding from the government. They can trace me back to my colleague anytime they want.
The regulation stems from people buying and selling SIM's without a chain of trust. That isn't the issue in my case.
I understand you are not a terrorist. But the regulation is designed to prevent terrorists from benefiting from an innocent activity, such as, having someone else buy you a SIM card. If law says you must buy your own SIM card, then you are breaking the aw if you ask some one else to buy a SIM card, especially if you are a foreign citizen.