Cell Phones and Privacy

I think one legitimate use of a prepaid cell phone is to simply remain anonymous. Some people do not like having their name/information "out there" and would rather prefer to stay unknown. I think that it is the right of every citizen in this country to remain that privacy until they are proven (by a court of law) that they can not be trusted with such privacy (i.e. breaking laws, committing crimes). I don't think prepaid phones should be banned or controlled by law. There is absolutely nothing wrong with paying for a phone with cash in advance. There will ALWAYS be criminals in this world regardless of whether or not prepaid phones are available. If prepaid phones are eliminated then these criminals will simply find other ways to operate, they will not just call it quits all of the sudden because prepaid cell phones got banned. Also, banning these phones would be doing an injustice to the vast majority of legitimate, non-criminals who use these phones on a regular basis. Whether it be you want to be anonymous, you don't want to be entangled into a contract, or any other reason, prepaid cell phones should not be banned or controlled by the government.