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What about simply not using a sim? Depends on circumstance but I can survive just fine without one in many cities. At home I have the wifi from so many restaur
by A2017U1 8y ago
What about simply not using a sim?
Depends on circumstance but I can survive just fine without one in many cities. At home I have the wifi from so many restaurants/bars that even on the move I usually get a connection.
- kyboren 8y agoI'm not sure how much that helps. That should prevent carriers from being told/trivially discovering your phone number, but your cell radio might still broadcast with your IMEI, which is at least as uniquely identifying. The best is not to have a cellular radio, or to disable physically your phone's radio (e.g. as the Librem 5 will be designed to do). If that's too difficult or involved, soft disable the radio ('airplane mode'). That, however, requires you to trust the software really does keep the radio off.
- A2017U1 8y agoFair point, tempted to go down this rabbit hole with a SDR. You'd assume airplane mode should completely disable it simply for airline regulation reasons, but can't say for certain, and some manufacturers perhaps dont care. Xaiomi and Huawei come to mind.