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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.
MAC addresses go brrr
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?
😂
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.
Hotspot location is still tracked by the cell network though.
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.
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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While some might criticize the author’s methods, I did learn something cool from this article.
https://calyxinstitute.org/membership/
Unthrottled, unmetered, (supposedly) truly unlimited internet,
For not much more than I pay for my (definitely throttled) mobile service, it’d seem like a fair trade between the two. With certain considerations given to service availability and local network speed.
There is even a pixel phone given to members of certain memberships.
Something I wanted to make easily available to anyone passing through here.
I used Calyx Internet (the lowest tier) for 3 months. I get like 25-35 Mbps most of the time.
BUT like occasionally, you get dropped to less than 5 Mbps for like hours or perhaps an entire day, and when it is experiencing its low speeds, sometimes my deprioritized cellular internet is still slightly faster. Basically the point is: It’s not exactly a home internet replacement.
There is even a pixel phone given to members of certain memberships.
That’s not really a membership. You pay $800 upfront for the first year of the “membership”, and then its $5 per month for subsequent years. Its just a nice way of wording a phone purchase. Its completely separate of the internet thing.
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So back to burner phones every week?
The pursuit of 100% privacy will eat anyone alive, if they let it.
You’re not wrong.
Threat model. It’s all about the threat model.
which for most people should just start as “don’t publish every detail of your life online, don’t publish photos and videos of other people online, and DON’T FUCKING PUT YOUR KIDS ONLINE AAAAAAAAAA”
High five, very nice
