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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I have 2nd hand pixel 8a with grapheneos and i havent putted sim card in it since i have it, in my country i have to have registered sim card, iam afraid of IMEI be linked with sim card and once i put it in im f**ked, the reason i need to put card is to verify bank which need sim card being in device.

I did some research but became dumb from too much information

(sorry for my english :D)

Edit: also i want to be private because of my feature, idk if i wont live in country where propaganda is normal

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

First, it's very much not a "schizo" thing, and such people might find that offensive so you might consider a better word choice.

Second, if it's possible in your area you can pick up a pre-paid SIM from Best Buy or something with cash. They could still possibly link that back to you with cameras in the store so put on a nice medical mask and some glasses and a hat. Shove a rock in your shoe so they can't read your gait.

Yes, putting a SIM in your device that you are registered with will identify that phone as yours. But you can just take it out when you're done. Just have to keep it because you may need that phone number again.

You can try getting a number from somewhere like Cloaked but they can usually detect if it's a VoIP.

Unfortunately a phone number is something society expects you to have in order to participate.

[-] 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

sorry for the word schizo, i said it because im just a normie who want to be undetectable (as i said before propaganda-proof), i dont want to offend anybody, i will look into prepaid card more, thanks for advice :)

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