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Re:Zero Trust SIM by rvz on Monday September 26, 2022 @10:45AM (#32983806)
Yeah. They want a magnificent dystopia, where everything will be digitalized and you will be tracked, micro-chiped, no privacy, own nothing, only rented and be a happy 'user'.
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Re:Zero Trust SIM by olliecornelia on Monday September 26, 2022 @12:24PM (#32985071)
Physical SIMs are microchips.
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Re:Zero Trust SIM by systemvoltage on Monday September 26, 2022 @02:02PM (#32986195)
I think OP meant microchips that cannot be detached from the device.

Physical SIMs can be easily disconnected and destroyed without destroying the device.

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Re:Zero Trust SIM by Nextgrid on Monday September 26, 2022 @03:33PM (#32987253)
Which doesn't help from a tracking point of view because the device still retains a persistent, unchangeable identifier (the IMEI) which will be broadcasted as soon as you insert a new SIM (and maybe without one even, since in certain locations SIM-less emergency calls are possible).
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