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Maybe it's time for me to move providers. This is getting ridiculous, and their service in my area isn't that stellar anyways. It's just a hassle to move so I

Maybe it's time for me to move providers. This is getting ridiculous, and their service in my area isn't that stellar anyways. It's just a hassle to move so I stay because of inertia (read: laziness).

kaycebasques 3y ago
Same. Which provider has the best security track record? I.e. which one has been hacked the least?
- SkyMarshal 3y ago
  https://blog.kraken.com/post/219/security-advisory-mobile-phones/ https://blog.kraken.com/post/219/security-advisory-mobile-ph...
kapperchino 3y ago
Your info probably has been leaked already, so it’s out there, won’t matter if it leaks again lol
kibwen 3y ago
Maybe it's time to regulate privacy to make the retention of personally-identifying information illegal for companies that have no need to retain it. PII should be considered legally radioactive. There's no excuse for a mere wireless carrier to need your SSN.
- fooqux 3y ago
  Or maybe it's time to do away with SSN as a form of authentication. If there is a single person in the US that hasn't had theirs be stolen by now, I'd be shocked. I can revoke a cert that has been compromised. I don't understand why we don't have a similar procedure set up for my PII.
  - koolba 3y ago
    T-Mobile does not require any identification to get a prepaid phone line. You can submit whatever name you'd like for the line. There's no SSN requested either. Any requirements imposed at a local store are specific to your State. If you really want to get one without providing any PII, get the line in a different State. Not providing information is the first step of limiting the blast radius of data leaks.
    - fooqux 3y ago
      This is not just about T-mobile. This problem is systemic.
hot_gril 3y ago
T-Mobile screams coupon-clipping to me, and that's the entire reason I've avoided it. Sounds stupid, but AT&T has been fine. Worth paying a little more.

kaycebasques 3y ago

Same. Which provider has the best security track record? I.e. which one has been hacked the least?

SkyMarshal 3y ago
https://blog.kraken.com/post/219/security-advisory-mobile-phones/ https://blog.kraken.com/post/219/security-advisory-mobile-ph...

kapperchino 3y ago

Your info probably has been leaked already, so it’s out there, won’t matter if it leaks again lol

kibwen 3y ago

Maybe it's time to regulate privacy to make the retention of personally-identifying information illegal for companies that have no need to retain it. PII should be considered legally radioactive. There's no excuse for a mere wireless carrier to need your SSN.

fooqux 3y ago
Or maybe it's time to do away with SSN as a form of authentication. If there is a single person in the US that hasn't had theirs be stolen by now, I'd be shocked. I can revoke a cert that has been compromised. I don't understand why we don't have a similar procedure set up for my PII.
- koolba 3y ago
  T-Mobile does not require any identification to get a prepaid phone line. You can submit whatever name you'd like for the line. There's no SSN requested either. Any requirements imposed at a local store are specific to your State. If you really want to get one without providing any PII, get the line in a different State. Not providing information is the first step of limiting the blast radius of data leaks.
  - fooqux 3y ago
    This is not just about T-mobile. This problem is systemic.

hot_gril 3y ago

T-Mobile screams coupon-clipping to me, and that's the entire reason I've avoided it. Sounds stupid, but AT&T has been fine. Worth paying a little more.