This is such a old image
That cut doesn’t actually go through the chip
No shit. It’s why I plan to make custom EM shielding for my devices, including my ID card…just to break the tracking.
tinfoil actually works for this
Everything works perfectly fine, and on top of that all the robot spam calls stopped!
Or just use a Nokia 3310 phone
SIM cards existed in the 90s, but I get your point.
Technically correct…
close, but the phone will connect to the towers and track you without a sim card.
(also bluetooth and wifi)
I always leave my phone at home when doing crimes.
Delete the French localization too
lol, they can track the IMEI. the phone component still works without the SIM, for example to make emergency calls. that means it is still able to connect to cell towers and you can still triangulate it’s position to some degree.
I’m afraid, you’ll have to cut the phone in half instead. can’t be helped.
Ok, if you say so. Can I just cut the camera out, and still use that?
You can buy pre-cut cameras at the camera shop. They tend to come with a screen and modular lenses.
Yeah, but I already spent my allowance on this one. :-(
Sell phone, acquire camera.
Yes, yes, it IS a sellphone.
They can track my phone, not me. I don’t need it on me at all times. I almost considered a landline but they cost a fortune so I decided against it.
US Mobile offers landlines for $10/mo (link). I can’t speak to that service but I’ve been on a cell plan with them for almost a year and my only complaint has been some weirdness on early auto-payments, but once that was sorted out everything was fine. I’ve referred several people who also seem to be happy with the service as well.
Looks Cheaper than any option I saw here in the UK, but also way more expensive than just using a mobile phone.
Well, if you were born in 2013 and later, there is a dude named Edward Snowden who told people about this but they called him names. This is not new. Anonymity on the internet has become a fantasy today.
Also if you existed before 2013, Ed’s revelations are somehow still relevant.
Still tracks you when you connect to wifi.
I am genuinely surprised at the amount of people in the comments who don’t realize this is satire
Oh most people get it would be my guess, they just prefer commenting on mass surveillance.
I mean we have e-sim now but within the demographics of Lemmy, people know about old sim cards for sure.
This PSA has the same vibes of the late great Apple Ads 4chan made back in the day.
Exhibit A:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ipad-spoofing/
Exhibit B:
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2b)
2c)
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https://cheezburger.com/110341/4chan-hoax-ios-7-makes-iphone-waterproof
Ooooh, that brings back memories! Don’t forget the iPad can be used for scales exploit. That was also hilarious.
Or old-school “Household Hacker.”
🤓 that sim card would still work, the smaller sim cards are the same chip just in a smaller plastic housing, you can cut them to size and some of them (like the one in the photo) come with premade lines as guides
This is deliciously evil
