Post #1240825

2026-03-09 20:21 UTC

@kkarhan @gettie UK still sells prepaid SIMs but all providers either nudge you to have them delivered to a physical address and only allow cashless topups, or if you buy them from the shop it has CCTV (authorities have used this to catch those using PAYG SIMs for drug dealing lines and/or gang activity) I'm slightly surprised I haven't been pulled over as I've been driving around with as many as 6-7 active mobile devices in my car (driving solo in a relatively small hatchback), but I suspect authorities already know from ANPR and my movements (plus the nature of these SIMS and devices) they are for frontline health and social care workers and not anything sinister..

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@kkarhan@infosec.space 2026-03-09 20:30

@vfrmedia @gettie In fact, many places will literally note that down in their #LawfulInterception system (i.e. in Germany). I.e. not only are providers banned from listing designated crisis helplines`(that are 0800 numbers) but if police try to query call records from someone with *"confidentiality privilegues" like lawyer, psychologist, doctor, psychatrist, notary, rehab clinic, addiction help center, etc. they get a BIG ASS RED WARNING BOX when they check for that number that said line is subject to said privilegues and that they cannot monitor it without warrant and have to file that with the request.So even if they ever looked up why half a dozen devices are there, they'd quickly came to the conclusion that you are a known bona fide user and the other devices are too. Tho for most stochastic surveillance the number of SIMs and devices isn't that high that you'd cause suspicion, given a lot of #IoT garbage has at least a #4G or #5G - modem in it to send telemetry and that 7 devices can also be assumed 1 fro the #eCall of the car and 3 people with 1 #DualSIM phone or a regular phone + laptop with WWAN modem each.

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