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Life Without a SIM Card
Submitted 1 week ago by Forumite@lemm.ee to privacyguides@lemmy.one
https://blog.thenewoil.org/life-without-a-sim-card
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GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 week ago
solrize@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I thought about doing that to protect against evil firmware in the phone’s baseband radio, but meh.
vk6flab@lemmy.radio 1 week ago
Hmm … the author uses a hotspot connected with a SIM. Their whole argument hinges on not being tracked, but their hotspot is with them all the time. Seems like a massive hole in their privacy argument.
hummingbird@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Good point. The author argues that:
However it is relatively easy to attribute a sim card to person simply based on its usage. You also leave the same movement patterns on the mobile network. I don’t see a benefit here compared to just using a sim card from a service provider that does not sell their customer data.
IllNess@infosec.pub 1 week ago
Yeah. He addresses it without much of a response.
He keeps a lot of crap that has user names and passwords. A VPN won’t really help with those.
He also uses free public WiFi. It’s probably okay since a lot of phones have randomized MAC addresses now but with facial recognition, they can easily attach that address with your identity.
merde@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
naomi brockwell - why i don’t have a sim in my phone ☞ www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyirQOCUUK8