Re:IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
by thrown_22 on Saturday November 05, 2022 @07:51AM
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Some people want anonymity. Mobile phones do not provide it.
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Re:IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
by youguyssuck on Saturday November 05, 2022 @08:49AM
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Yes they do? You can install system wide Tor on android. If you are referring to the fact that phones emit signals that can be triangulated, that doesn't interfere with anonymity in and of itself.
Re:IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
by Shared404 on Saturday November 05, 2022 @10:22AM
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The fact that towers can ID which phones go where does interfere however.
Re:IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
by mingus88 on Saturday November 05, 2022 @02:13PM
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I mean, it literally interferes with anonymity in the most fundamental way.
"Everywhere you go, even when you're not actively using your phone, it's still listening." - Edward Snowden
With a SIM card, you are by definition always tracked and identified individually. It's how the technology is designed to function. You can remove the SIM card, harden your OS, randomize your Wifi MAC but at that point you aren't really using a _cell phone_ anymore.
Re:IRC Server as Tor Hidden Service on OpenBSD
by youguyssuck on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:53PM
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You could use the same argument for the radios in your home and WiFi. And anonymity is about your name. If they can locate your phone but not be used to identify you then it doesn't break anonymity.