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cm0002@europe.pub to Privacy@programming.dev · 4 months ago

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

www.wired.com

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A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

www.wired.com

cm0002@europe.pub to Privacy@programming.dev · 4 months ago
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Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
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  • wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works
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    So that’s where Nick Merrill has gone!

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    Inb4 this is shown to either be a honeypot or a datamining venture. 🫤

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      refresh🧵. I was forced to explain how even if Nicholas Merrill makes it a charity, IMEI tracking is a billion dollar grift.

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    So we are all going to sign up w/20500 as our zip code⸮

    Metadata is more important than having a name. GSM+CDMA are anti-privacy technologies.

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      Why not 90210?

      I remember reading something many years ago that non US people accessing things that require a US postcode will use that one more frequently then randomly selecting 5 digits.

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    Archive link

    https://archive.is/EgEkS

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    Gonna copy and paste my previous comment

    Nick has not released a public statement on why he “left” the Calyx Institute and I will not be supporting any of his future projects until he gives us an explanation. We’ve heard from Chiryu, Tommy Web, and Oliver Scott. Silence from Nick. Why?

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