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Re:Ask HN: Why are SIM cards still a thing? by URSpider94 on Sunday October 30, 2016 @02:19PM (#12831320)
But that's the choice of the network operator. The SIM itself is still completely unique and identifiable, they just chose to allow customers to re-map SIM's on the fly.
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Re:Ask HN: Why are SIM cards still a thing? by gcb0 on Sunday October 30, 2016 @03:17PM (#12831665)
and this is the norm all over the world. And SIMs cannot exist without the network operator. So in the end, this is the worst vulnerability of SIM cards.
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