MTZNov 25

Zero Chull

https://lemmy.world/post/39266331

Show threadrothaine
Why actually separate devices and not, like, VMs or something?
Nov 25 at 4:53amWeb
Show threadCroquetteNov 25

You buy a cheap phone. No need to pay for license, setup anything except a vpn maybe and you are good to go.

Setting up lots of VM takes a decent computer, some licenses and a know how.

A phone, you just start it and it connects to a VPN and your good to go.

Show threadZiglin (it/they)Nov 25
What license would be required? I just use qemu.
Show threadCroquetteNov 25
VMWare is popular for a reason. qemu is less accessible for the non-tech people of this world.
Show threadZiglin (it/they)Nov 25
Compared to the last VMware GUI I saw qemu GUIs I tried seemed more accessible but for scripting the CLI is better anyways. Maybe VMware simplified it since I last saw it? I thought VMware was mostly popular for ESXi servers which qemu isn’t really comparable to, proxmox is the open equivalent I’m aware of.
Show threadtomiantNov 25
You can always improve an operation with more complex tech and more money. At the lower levels, you can just smash a car window and grab the valuables. This is likely a basic startup. It works, makes money. Scope increase comes later.
Show threadValmondNov 26

But when that tech is set up… You can spin up loads of “phones”.

I wonder if you need a sim card for each ?

Show threadpsx_crabNov 25
It’s to fool any detection that look for VM
Show threadFishFaceNov 25
Good luck running iOS that way
Show threadonnekasNov 25
Does it need to be iOS? Can’t they use Android?
Show threadFishFaceNov 25
For some purposes, I’m sure they do. But I dunno if that’s what’s going on here.
Show threadMinFapperNov 25

There are a lot of programs that try to detect VMs and other unverified environments (e.g. Google’s safety net) to deter bots and fraud.

Buying physical devices circumvents all that