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Is it safe to put sim card to my new 2nd hand phone? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have 2nd hand pixel 8a with grapheneos and i havent putted sim card in it since i have it, in my country i have to have registered sim card, iam afraid of IMEI be linked with sim card and once i put it in im f**ked, the reason i need to put card is to verify bank which need sim card being in device.

I did some research but became dumb from too much information

(sorry for my english :D)

Edit: also i want to be private because of my feature, idk if i wont live in country where propaganda is normal

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[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

iam afraid of IMEI be linked with sim card and once i put it in im f**ked

Fucked in which way?

[–] 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Like my name and things releated to me will be linked to imei, i know its kinda schizo, but i dont want to be easy to find. I didnt commit and crime or anything, as i said kinda schizo thing

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you mean you'd be linked to potential crimes of the previous owner? Well yeah there's a slim chance but then you show authorities a proof of purchase.

Or if you mean your personal privacy, that's non existent at the moment you connect to a cell network with a registered sim

[–] 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, i dont really understand the second thing u said, what i want is to have phone which isnt really linked to me, want to be propaganda-proof, i use tor, signal, probably i already leaked my device so its findable to me as a person, but if i link once sim card with imei it is linked forever, right? I mightn't be clear, sorry for that, if u need morw information i am open to answer

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Do you pay for the cell service under your name?

[–] 721_bipsty@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

no, but already used the card for many accounts