If it truly were over the counter, why would you need to provide an email address and a phone number? It kind of takes away the very essence of purchasing cryptocurrency in person. I think that the best way to sell bitcoin is through ATMs, without any requirement for verification (for small amounts). For larger amounts, it is acceptable to have verification, to prevent money laundering.
Why are you even against it? It is not some form of drugs were you don't need to be identified to be able to purchase drugs over the counter?
Anonymity is something we need to sacrifice in order for mass adoption to take place. Even I think wothout it Bitcoin's main features as a payment method won't be affected.
And if you are thinking of exempting Bitcoin purchases without verification for small amounts then what the criminals would do is to buy Bitcoin in tranches which they will do to take advantage of the exemption for small Bitcoin purchases.
I agree with Harlot. Looking at the situation in Australia, it seems that their action of making BTC and ETH available OTC is an initiative towards mass awareness and adoption; and for this to be successful, compromises such as giving up anonymity must be made. I mean there is nothing wrong with sharing information for the sake of confirmation. If your intention with your Bitcoin involves something that is inappropriate or illegal then, that's when you worry about these requirements. Giving up your identity may defeat the purpose of Bitcoin anonymity, but in order for development in its adoption to occur, certain features really needs to be compromised.