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Our devices are spilling our secrets

Our devices are spilling our secrets

Posted Aug 2, 2007 5:10 UTC (Thu) by jamesh (subscriber, #1159)
In reply to: Our devices are spilling our secrets by freemars
Parent article: Our devices are spilling our secrets

Prepaid SIM cards are not untraceable everywhere. When I bought my first phone on a prepaid plan, they needed to see a drivers license or passport before selling it to me. They then recorded the serial number along with the number from my ID. This is a government requirement in Australia.


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