Reply to post: Assumptions are sometimes quite subtle....

Wanted: An exit strategy from the overt surveillance of smartphone contact tracing

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Assumptions are sometimes quite subtle....

@Tom_Chiverton_1

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Quote: "...deanonymised not only you, but your whole social graph..."

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There's a subtle assumption in there....namely that the STASI can identify "you". But they can only do that if the mobile you carry has been registered in some way to an actual person. Suppose I'm carrying a ten year old 2G phone with a "pay-as-you-go" SIM (from a convenience store) and using minutes (from a convenience store)...all paid for in cash. No contract, no credit card......and the STASI have no idea who is carrying the phone. Of course, "social graph" is another matter......but all my pals are using the same strategy.....all the STASI can collect is a completely anonymous "social graph".

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Maybe the next legislation will attempt to ban this simple strategy? If so, we absolutely know that the STASI is with us, big time!

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