wait, when did he get out?
"WE" as in the elite, not us peasants…
Mexico just did the same thing. this article is about them implementing it.
https://www.mexperience.com/all-mexico-cellphone-users-must-register/
Here's one of them cutting off cell phones of those who didn't register.
https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/the-mexican-government-is-cutting