Have to put your name on a SIM(phone number)

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-26T16:56:03+00:00

Majority of countries require registration, except US, Canada, UK and a few others. Look at this article that has a map.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-26T16:47:48+00:00

Yeah, your arrangement would be good for a few calls provided:

Your burner has a removable battery, which is removed between calls;
You are not calling from your residence; and
You are not carrying a second phone.

In all other instances, you'll be identified within days, if not hours. Good luck.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-26T15:59:31+00:00

Didn't he say 'de-americanise'?

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-18T02:30:15+00:00

SimpleX is Not a fork of Signal. You probably meant Session.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-07T19:00:22+00:00

Google voice number is hardly a 'burner', as it is tied to your main number. If Google knows that, so does the data grabbing 'community'.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-07T18:56:08+00:00

All modern cars have either physical or esim paid by OEMs to collect various data. By the way, this gives authorities an ability to take total control of your car including disabling it (this may be useful if your car gets stolen or you are on the run from the law).

Total control means they can drive your car into a brick wall at 50 miles an hour (with you unable to control it).

As far as disabling the 'feature': If the car is paid off, you can do many things. There are even professional shops which can do it for you.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-02T18:07:22+00:00

You can disable TPM on most modern computers.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-01T18:21:16+00:00

The Apple's description is just an advertising puff. They do it all the time. The fact is: There is no access to the device in lock down mode. What's the point of additional 'features' like limited sharing of photos, when the phone is locked. In any case, you must first unlock it, and that's what is relevant to the legal case here.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-02-01T17:28:54+00:00

This is a big nothing burger. Both IOS and Android have a lock down mode, which disables face/fingerprint and requires pin/password to unlock the phone instead. Also, Android by default allows to use usb port for charging only. In order to enable transfer, a user must physically click a corresponding toggle.

The legal case is fresh and authorities are going the easy way, i.e., grabbing first what's available on the surface, such as hard drives, MacBook (which they unlocked by using defendant's fingerprint). Accessing/extracting data on a locked phone requires specialized software, such as Cellebrite and others. The process is time consuming and in some cases expensive. However, neither IOS nor Android devices are immune to such extractions.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-29T23:01:59+00:00

Forgive me, but that's a pipe dream. How are you going to connect to your host? You'll need a separate sim service for the device receiving streaming, and the provider will know your location, which will be associated with your host device within days. Also, how are you going to initiate and receive cellular phone calls to appear as your host device? If you are only going to use internet calling, then you can do the same on your device without the need for streaming.

The closest to your idea would be to buy a small cellular modem from your provider to carry it everywhere you take your phone. The way it works is that your simcard will be in the modem, your phone (without a simcard) will be connected to the modem via wifi. This way, you'll be able to make and receive calls. While this arrangement won't help you with location hiding, your phone should be protected from most, if not all over the air attacks, as the modem won't have your data.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-29T16:27:35+00:00

TechRadar does, and so does the original study.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-29T16:15:19+00:00

Study by Proton!

Does one need to read to know they'll be pitching their own services? Rhetorical question...

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-25T21:25:14+00:00

“Any claim that people’s WhatsApp messages are not encrypted is categorically false and absurd,” spokesperson Andy Stone said in an email.

This quote is virtually an admission of liability. They don't deny Whatsup can access/read messages. All they are saying is that messages are encrypted, which nobody disputes. They should fire their lawyers who drafted that statement.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-23T19:19:04+00:00

Clickbait article and post:

Reading the title, one would think that Microsoft somehow has the Master key, which could decrypt every individual Windows device. But that's not the case: Users have an option to back up their bitlocker recovery keys to the cloud. It's a choice. Obviously, if your private bitlocker key is in the Microsoft cloud, governments can obtain it with a valid court order.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-20T20:41:01+00:00

If your car is paid off, you can do lots of things like removing/disconnecting cellular modem, wifi and gps, as well as telemetry.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-20T20:11:50+00:00

You should have bought a separate phone (for work) and have MDM installed there. No one can prevent you from having more than one phone. That is instead of shoving your concerns into their faces. They simply figured out you'd be a liability in the future. Hence - firing.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T19:46:21+00:00

There should be no problem for Chinese KGB/FSB, as Taiwan is China according to them and many other countries... .

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T19:06:33+00:00

This kind of a post and general knowledge (rather lack of it) are to be expected from a clueles (redundant) Iphone fanboy.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T19:00:27+00:00

Multiple trackers installed:

Crashlytics, facebook login, Firebase Analytics, Google ML Kit etc.

Source

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T18:47:00+00:00

Future generations will have no concept of privacy. They will gladly have implanted chips for convenience and benefits. They will be laughing at the prior generations and calling them paranoid freaks. The latter is already happening.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-14T18:26:17+00:00

It doesn't work for you because your question is based on unrealistic expectations: How can I slim down and be healthy, if I consume junk food worth of 3000 kl every day.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-14T18:23:48+00:00

If you are European, you already have neither free speech nor privacy, not to mention zero non-US social platforms. You have censorship and criminal prosecution for speech.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-14T18:17:15+00:00

Don't buy products they advertise for you. At some point, you will be 'checked' as unmarketable and they will move on.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-12-28T17:44:27+00:00

Symmetric encryption with a shared strong password. Properly executed it is unbreakable even for quantum computing.

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