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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by viktorcode on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:34AM (#29715238)
> Because SIMs require the physical card. You cannot forge a SIM without the SIM itself

Your SIM provider certainly can issue a duplicate. Also, SIMs can be spoofed.

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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by junon on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:53AM (#29715450)
I didn't say either of those things weren't true. Perhaps I should have used "cloned" instead of "forged" to be clearer. You can't remotely clone a SIM unless you use an OTA exploit or something. It's not the 'normal' case.
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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by lopis on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @07:42AM (#29724289)
But what's the point in cloning a SIM card if SIM swapping is possible without them? SIM cards have shown to have no extra security than an eSIM.
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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by junon on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @09:58AM (#29725335)
SIM swapping is an exploit of humans. Not of SIMs.
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