No, I’m farming bing rewards with fake searches to convert that in groceries gift cards (a random bing search made with a Microsoft edge user agent gives you €0.003 and the sponsored ones give €0.012) so I have a dozen Microsoft accounts. They only ask the phone number when you redeem the bing points, not when signing up, and one time I got an a/b test where I could avoid giving my phone number (number must be unique and not used in another Microsoft account, unfortunately) if I agreed to install the bing app malware on a smartphone
And then you can just get a burner SIM. I was able to activate Giffgaff (UK), Lifecell (UA) and T-Mobile (CZ) SIM cards abroad, and none of those need ID. Although I don’t know if it does apply country restrictions to those as well.
Don’t you need a phone number to create an account?
No, I’m farming bing rewards with fake searches to convert that in groceries gift cards (a random bing search made with a Microsoft edge user agent gives you €0.003 and the sponsored ones give €0.012) so I have a dozen Microsoft accounts. They only ask the phone number when you redeem the bing points, not when signing up, and one time I got an a/b test where I could avoid giving my phone number (number must be unique and not used in another Microsoft account, unfortunately) if I agreed to install the bing app malware on a smartphone
And then you can just get a burner SIM. I was able to activate Giffgaff (UK), Lifecell (UA) and T-Mobile (CZ) SIM cards abroad, and none of those need ID. Although I don’t know if it does apply country restrictions to those as well.