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I asked them to elaborate on the privacy angle, and they answered (https://forums.puri.sm/t/announcing-librem-awesim-a-privacy-focused-cellular-service-for-the-
by fabrice_d 6y ago
I asked them to elaborate on the privacy angle, and they answered (https://forums.puri.sm/t/announcing-librem-awesim-a-privacy-focused-cellular-service-for-the-librem-5/10418/11?u=fabrice https://forums.puri.sm/t/announcing-librem-awesim-a-privacy-...) that a key point is that the SIM is registered in Purism name instead of the end user one. That would shield you from some id based tracking.
- jdillaaa 6y agoYeah I mean a prepaid SIM + top up with cash is < $30 USD. It just feels like they're taking advantage of people. Although now that I think about it I wonder how they do E911? Sounds like a liability
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- strombofulous 6y agoI worked at best buy many years ago and we had to scan IDs when selling prepaid cards.
- mindfulhack 6y agoIt wouldn't be hard for someone to resell SIMs (even pre-activated SIMs for a premium) to have less data on you recorded at time of said secondary transaction?
- voxic11 6y agoBut the reseller still has to have their ID on file so they will constantly get deposed in cases where a sim card they sold was used and now the police are trying to identify the buyer. It would be a huge pain for them and I don't see it actually protecting the buyer much.
- eptcyka 6y agoThe location data alone is enough to personally identify people.
- amelius 6y agoIt could still be improved upon, e.g. by swapping sim cards every N days. Perhaps a writable (auto-updating?) sim card could make this process easier and faster.