@adisonverlice even if an #MVNO isn't demanding any #KYC whatsoever (i.e. #prepaid are offered OTC in most juristictions) it's NOT "#Anonymous" but merely #pseudonymous as it's trivial for governments to utilize existing and mandtory "#LawfulInterception" appliances to create that #PII chain.

#PhoneNumber <=> #ICCID (#SIMcard) <=> #IMSI (SIM profile) <=> #IMEI (Phone/...).

So if #Anonymity is important, NONE of these details have to be linked somehow even circumstantial.

• Bought/paid for the phone/SIM/ a single top-up with ec/CC/PayPal/SEPA/… = busted due to circumstantial connection.

• Use the SIM in any device? Consider them circumstantially connected forever: #ICCID <=> #IMEI.

• Same applies to #eSIM|s: #EID <=> #ICCID <=> #IMEI.

Add to the fact that most places have #CCTV, and assume that they'll keep recordings for the maximum permissible duration if not longer and oftentimes even use questionable cloud services and you get the picture.

• I.e. in Germany the maximum permissible storage duration is 72 hours (if nothing hapoens that warrants a longer storage i.e. burglary/theft/robbery/arson/...) so anonymous top-ups would necessitate paying cash at a place one's not been known at (i.e. some kiosk) and waiting at least >72 hours (and checking on the purchase location) before redeeming the top-up code (i.e. dialing *104*1234567890123456# )...

So any #privacy-based service should never ever & under no circumstances demand a Phone Number!

• Instead any privacy-focussed service should use #OnionServices, host their own #OnionService or at least #DontBlockTor and allow users to use it via @torproject / #Tor to use and signup. (But don't forget circumstantial connections there either!)

• Also the less details they want or store and the least traffic they generate the harder it is to correlate traffic & users.

@action_jay everything that isn't a fully #OpenSource'd #OpenStandard with #MultiVendor & #MultiProvider support.

That's why @delta (#PGP/MIME) & @monocles / @gajim (#XMPP+#OMEMO) are superior to @signalapp , because that can be easily cracked down on due to #CloudAct, whereas truly #decentralized systems have #SelfCustody so they can't be taken down effectively.

• Bonus points if they support @torproject / #Tor, cuz that makes it harder for "state-sponsored" (or rather state-endorsed/governmental attackers) to block or sabotage it (#OnionServices are harder to take down!)

@aral

Why not just switch to #Tor #OnionServices ?

* No Geolocation.
* Free VPN for server and clients.
* Free TLS.
* Unconfiscatable.
* Etc....

@aral @letsencrypt Now, if only IP addresses weren't assigned in a geolocatable way… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

but it's a start…

next how about IPv6?

After that, who knows? The normalising of base32 #OnionServices and #I2P addresses? :D

@txt_file if #mosh can do tunneling over #TCP then you essentially have #SSH-#Tunneling over #Tor...

I'd say that is a valid use-case espechally since @torproject #OnionServices are way better than #DynamicDNS and/or #PortForwarding techniques as they also anonymize both source and destination.