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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Digital surveillance is omnipresent in China. Here’s how citizens are coping (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

knowing a phone model is not the same as seeing and ID card with all the Details, that makes a huge difference for the individual's privacy..

most ISP operators I have seen don't give a damn about your privacy, if you're their friend, just ask.. give them a phone number and they'll give you all the details ( Face, Home Address... Etc ).. In other countries like Iraq, you can buy that information for a very very low price..

removing the ID card from the equation provides huge privacy benefits for people from these sick fucks.. If you're worried about being found by the authorities.. Avoid SIM cards alltogether

or what card you paid with etc.

Use cash..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

its more complicated than that. IMEI and triangulation complicates this unless you have a stolen/spoofed phone and some opsec to deal with triangulation. and then theres the fact most points of sale have security cameras.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Basic OPSEC practices like not switching on the burner in compromising circumstances should be default