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The devices will then refuse to function of they are unable to contact the mothership.

I would just snip off the antenna or remove the SIM, but if I can think of that, so can the manufacturers.

In the future SIMs are probably going to be some kind of signed data blob instead of a physical card. But I guess breaking off antennas will always be a thing if you have the skill set to identify it.

You mean esims that already exist?

My sim "card" today is just an email already.

Luckily we only need one person with the right skill set to identify the antenna or other offending component to be removed and document it online, with pictures and instructions :-)

Attach a string between here and here. Attach another string between here and here. Drill a hole where they intersect.

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