3G Providers & Punting Sites

[help_imhorny]

I understand legislation has been at least mooted in the last few years under which punters may be criminalised, and specifically, incriminated by their voice and data traffic.

I trust that external links are OK:

http://www.punternet.com/forum/index.php...-new-laws/

http://www.punternet.com/forum/index.php...-the-hook/

I'd imagine the worst case scenario would be that one unknowingly solicited or even booked an individual who was in fact trafficked/coerced.

Sorry I am unsure quite how those proposals progressed. If anyone can update/summarise recent developments, that would illustrate how serious a concern the privacy of such traffic is today.

I bought the smartphone both as a (tethered) 3G access point at home, and a means of using e-contact and accessing information en-route to my desired punting location, or once there if a plan/arrangement falls through.

Personal details seem to be requested at every opportunity, however.

Having established the need for privacy, what I'm trying to establish is:

Should I register the actual phone truthfully for warranty purposes, etc?
Having changed the SIM card, would I then be traceable by IMEI, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internation...t_Identity or similar?
Will any of the networks remove Content Control/Lock without I.D, (some request bank cards or even passports!)
Is the above necessary when browsing on a computer tethered to the 'phone?
I understand that the discussion may only be of interest to those with experience of this. Thanks for bearing with me as I really wanted to bring all this together in a single thread.