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Re:Living without a SIM card by lotsofpulp on Sunday February 09, 2020 @09:53AM (#22282380)
Since the inevitable conclusion is impossibility of being anonymous, I think we should push to ensure full transparency for all. Otherwise, it ends badly for those not in power.
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Re:Living without a SIM card by jhallenworld on Sunday February 09, 2020 @10:08AM (#22282440)
This was John Brunner's solution in Shockwave Rider. So does it work for preventing scammers and telemarketers? I guess it does since you would know who is calling you.
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Re:Living without a SIM card by funnybeam on Monday February 10, 2020 @02:27PM (#22292323)
The problem with this is the asymmetry of power relationships - if everything is transparent it is very easy for a powerful group to use that against an individual but much harder the other way around
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Re:Living without a SIM card by lotsofpulp on Monday February 10, 2020 @02:58PM (#22292618)
That’s happening anyway with non transparency. At least with transparency, it can be known, and perhaps acted on.
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Re:Living without a SIM card by hilbert42 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @06:17PM (#22313844)
Exactly. QED.
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