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Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months ago

Life Without a SIM Card

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Life Without a SIM Card

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Forumite@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 months ago
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Last week, I wrote about how our phone numbers have evolved into a unique, static ID that companies abuse to track us. As anecdotal evide...
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    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.

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      MAC addresses go brrr

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        Everyone conviently forgets about MAC address spoofing. Some operating systems let you set a Random MAC address on each connection. It’s great.

        How is it that there are people still unaware of this?

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        😂

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        Android phones automatically randomize Mac addresses.

        Although, if you are on Google’s Android, it is possible for Google to keep a list of all Mac addressed used and then work with the hotspot owner to find out your whereabouts.

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        Hotspot location is still tracked by the cell network though.

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      The first part of the article still holds. You can live on wifi.

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          What a terrible law. I remember something similar when visiting Germany like 15 years ago, and for whatever reason my roaming didn’t work. I think they got wiser since then because last time I visited there were plenty of hotspots.

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          What? I could connect to a mcdonald’s wifi without needing to provide any ID, I just tap “I Agree” to whatever tos stuff they show then its good. So do the mcdonalds in your jurisdiction just request a phone number for verification? 🤔

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              illegal non-KYC number? You can just get a legit one without breaking any laws my dude.

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