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If you had to provide gov ID to use your phone, what would you use?
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Having thought about how I use my phone: pics, music, shopping list.
Replace the phone with a very thin pocket camera, a mp3 player, and a paper notebook.
Now if I can continues using my current GOS enabled Pixel. Remove my eSim and use public WiFi and/or SilentLink with SimpleX. Its been weeks since I made a phone call and I mostly keep VoIP active for Signal and medical appointments. I can use the landline for the medical stuff.
How is VoIP necessary for Signal?
Its the lowest cost way to have a phone number in my country. Isn't a phone number necessary for Signal?
Isn't that just for signing up?