tired of living
I don’t blame you. Personally I get more satisfaction from using fake IDs or directing a video selfie thing to a video game character etc or finding some obscure bypass to whatever bullshit they throw at me. That way I still get what I want from the website and they get nothing of value from me, lmao.
It’s the same with ID verification. For your safety you need to start giving random websites your drivers license or passport…
Since data only sims allow you to access the data network without having a phone number, can you guys get them without doing the KYC process?
I haven’t actually looked into local options much. It might only be overseas companies, in which case you’d still have an overseas number which would stand out if the goal is to remain anonymous. But I might look into it some more.
I mean, the answer to stopping spam calls seems obvious to me. Allow the user to choose whether they receive incoming calls from anybody or contacts only
True, but this wouldn’t work for everyone. A freelancer who gets called out to jobs would need to have their phone open to all calls, for example. And a screening step or straight-to-voicemail might annoy potential clients.
I feel as though the government is just trying to implement this to have further surveillance
This is the one and only reason. Things like “it’ll stop spam” are just arguments given to make the idea sound more palatable to the general public
Join the rest of us, lol. KYC-less phone numbers haven’t been legal in decades in Australia
Joking aside, about the only alternative I can think of is data-only SIM cards. They let you use the mobile phone network and apps etc., you just don’t have a number accessible to you. But iirc these use foreign numbers and can make you stand out more. But it might be worth considering for certain use cases
my kind of gig
With Bill C-22, the government would hold the copy. The lock you trust would no longer be a lock only you can open. It would be a lock the locksmith was ordered to duplicate.
I don’t think this analogy sells just how bad this is. Building a backdoor means fundamentally weakening the encryption. Instead of having an extra key it’s more like building a lock with a concealed button that lets you completely bypass it and open the door, and then just hoping nobody finds it besides the ‘right’ people (i.e cops and gov).
It depends. Certain behaviour like creating multiple accounts in a short time span, or creating an account using Tor/VPN will trigger ProtonMail into making you verify with a phone number, a (non-ProtonMail) email address, or by paying them
Depends what device you’re using. I’ve only done it on a desktop using apps like CamTwist