May the camka be with you

- Dear Sergey! - the phone joyfully reported. -Now you can get involved from Covid-19 next to you!

After reading this SMS, I started. Now the driver will stop the bus, put on a heavy helmet of the imperial attack aircraft , picks up a syringe and move to the salon to frightened passengers. But no. Everything was as usual. The bus continued to go. The March sun slowly stood over the city, wrapped in snowdrifts of star reagents similar to snow. I read the message to the end. The unknown author did not mean the current location. It was about my house. A vaccination point has opened in the neighboring shopping center.

Dart Vader knew where I live. He identified me by telephone number.

With caring for a person

From the point of view of the official, the opportunity to quickly identify a person is good. For both the state and for the person himself. This is reflected in the growing practice of the binding of all kinds of services to the phone number . To connect to Wi-Fi in the hotel, you need a mobile one. I introduced a mobile number on mos.ru once - you will not get rid of ("This is a must for filling out"). On a social network without Simka you can’t register. The credit card is offered to be tied to the phone number - this is convenient. Mobile bank ... Well, you understand.

And the truth is convenient. I signed up for a doctor - Jin! -SMS-memorable. April 20, cabinet 204, are looking forward to you and your hernia. It seems that he didn’t even indicate the phone number, only the medical policy ...

But in the Galactic Empire, where they are held accountable for single pickets , and the emperor considers the Internet a threat to society , send a tweet or share the news on Facebook. You thought that you wrote about the illegal development of a logging site under the guise of "landscaping of urban space." And the droid in the funeral mantle makes a verdict that it was slander in relation to individually vague persons .

When the purchase of a mobile number requires an identification of the buyer, you can forget about anonymity. It is not surprising that on the network you can so often find the advice to purchase a “SIM card” of a foreign operator. Let's see if with the help of such a technique it is possible to get rid of the ubiquitous attention at least partially.

What, like that without a passport?

In some countries, Simka can be bought without identification. Examples are Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia. You go to the Maxim grocery store and choose any of the local operators at the Cashcam’s checkout.

In other countries (such as Poland, Spain, Germany), you need to present documents and go through the identification procedure. Sometimes this will be done by a gloomy seller, it is enough for you to show the document. In Germany, you can activate Simka yourself, remotely, with the help of a video link.

What does the cunning and lean pilot of the “millennium falcon” do, who intended to buy a flash drive in Berlin? Goes to the very center, to Alexander to find the Vodafone salon? No, he directs his starship to the Vedding area. There he is looking for a small colorful store of electronic equipment and accessories. On the threshold of such a store, a polite Turk loomes in good weather. For 10-15 euros, this entrepreneurial laconic person will provide you with a Lebara or Lycamobile SIM card with several gigabytes of the Internet on board. Without a passport.

Problems

Foreign prepaid “SIM card” will work in Russia. Of course, in roaming. Are there any problems? Pitfalls?

Firstly, the situation with the borders at the time of writing the article is bad. The boundaries are closed. You can’t get into the mentioned countries to the simple Vuki today. Everyone is waiting for changes for the better.

Secondly, the cost of the Internet abroad is noticeably higher than the Russian. For example, in Poland I managed to buy 10 GB of traffic for 4 euros - by European standards cheap. (It is unlikely that you will find a similar offer in the center of Paris). But for the same 360 ​​rubles in Moscow you can buy 15 GB of traffic from Tele2 , and even get WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook for free in excess of this limit. Well, roaming for a foreign number, of course.

Thirdly, unpleasant surprises can wait for the buyer of foreign Simoka. For example, having left the country, the traveler discovers that the Internet does not work in a neighboring state, what can I say about Russia. "What about the notorious European free roaming?" - exclaims the annoyed owner of Simka. There is free roaming, but can only be applied to ordinary cell calls and SMS messages. The Internet traffic is limited or completely absent. The rules of free roaming within the European Union do not work in a number in terms of the Internet access.

Some SIM cards are automatically blocked after a few months, a maximum of a year, if they are not regularly replenished. But it may turn out that the operator does not accept payments from credit cards issued outside the country. All this tiny tiny bends is written in the user agreement (possibly in Lithuanian).

And if only for registration on sites?

It turns out that the foreign prepaid “SIM card” is great for communication within the country where it was bought. If the Jedi shows wisdom, such a “SIM card” can be very useful while traveling in Europe. It is hardly a good choice for more or less regular use in Russia.

Maybe it will come in handy at least for one -time registration on sites? Yes, this is an option. However, the owner of the resource may well ask to enter the code from SMS for confirmation. For example, if your account is suspected of fraudulent actions, or Sith will steal your personality (I hope this will never happen); Or the company will be alerted by a frequent change in IP addresses due to your crossings or changing VPN locations. Simka always needs to be maintained in working condition, ready to accept an SMS message.

Options

Drimsim (and analogues) is an interior idea for travelers who are reluctant to waste time searching for local “SIMES”. The jurisdiction of Drimsim owners is Spain. The owners insist that their solution is cheap, but let's see if this is so. The card itself costs 10 euros. The minimum amount for activation is 25 euros. 1 euros per month will be removed for renting a phone number. 10 euros for a gigabyte of mobile Internet do not look like an attractive alternative to local foreign “SIM cards”. At the very beginning of the DRIMSIM order, you need to specify the existing phone number. In the process of activation, you will need to send a scanned copy of the passport to the company. Anonymity here does not smell. But if you are not embarrassed by expenses and you are ready for the fact that your data (including, for example, information about the whereabouts) will be transmitted to certain “partners” and “hosting providers”, this may be an option for you.

There is a practice of short -term rental of a mobile number on the Internet (without physical “SIM card”). Such proposals in the galaxy are full, they look tempting. However, I believe, such “pseudo-symbls” are suitable only for a one-time entrance to some insignificant resources. Sometimes the codes that come to such numbers are published completely openly and immediately. In turn, the owners of the services do not like such attempts to “set -ups” and try to block. You can find that the service either refuses to accept the number or does not send SMS to it.

Finally, a “SIM card” without a passport can be bought on Tatuin, if “Know Places”. Simple, cheap, not very reliable and completely illegal .

Comparison "SIMM"

Wherever you acquire an “anonymous” SIM card, it is important to understand: the neighborhood with the real (identified) SIM card negates the idea of ​​anonymity. If an attacker receives access to billing, it will be easy for him to notice that two “SIM cards” in a two-symptom smartphone always travel together like C-3PO and R2-D2 robots. A similar story will happen if you use Simoki in different phones, but, for example, both devices spend the night in one location. A little additional data - and it will become clear that the new “anonymous SIM card” belongs to the same person. In my opinion, an attempt to maintain some kind of anonymity with the help of two “SIMES” should be based on the use of different smartphones at different times and in different locations.

As you can see, the decision “just buy an anonymous SIM card” only seems simple. You know more if you share your knowledge, young Padavana .