Huh. I thought he had a free-libre cell phone at some point.
Anyway, one can buy a throwaway cell phone in cash, and power it down when not in use, I thought. Like drug dealers do.
Still surveillable, but no more than any borrowed phone.
Anyway, one can buy a throwaway cell phone in cash, and power it down when not in use, I thought. Like drug dealers do.
Still surveillable, but no more than any borrowed phone.
I politely told them that the only reason I was in their shop was because it was an emergency, and I hoped that they enjoyed their future career packing boxes for internet retail, at least until they were replaced by robots. Harsh, but I never said I was a nice person.
No, apparently you're a dick.
Last phone I bought was paid for in cash, no questions asked. It wasn't from one of the large phone retailers, but not from anywhere dodgy, either [edit: it was from the Internet café here http://goo.gl/maps/DkMa2].
The SIM card was also purchased in cash from a newsagent without having to provide any identifying details.
I wasn't even going out of my way to avoid being traced - like you, I just needed a phone in an emergency, as my screen had broken on the old one.
you can not do it in many countries like Spain where you have to provide your ID (because of terrorism).
> Some handsets can't be fully powered down without removing the battery;
Someone like RMS would be comfortable pulling out a battery, I expect.