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mkagenius | karma 2329 | avg karma 2.33 · 2015-04-26 08:14:26

Are you sure about US registered SIM cards? That would be a big security problem as well.

jameshart | karma 19910 | avg karma 4.65 · 2015-04-26 09:34:05

Why is it a security problem that a U.S. SIM card works in the Philippines?

mkagenius | karma 2329 | avg karma 2.33 · 2015-04-26 15:28:21+00:00

Terrorists can get access of a U.S. SIM card and use it for communication, when someone sees the number, they will think its a U.S. number. I mean, it adds another layer of difficulty in tracing it back to the user. May be I am wrong.

bfuller | karma 622 | avg karma 1.18 · 2015-04-26 17:01:35+00:00

Assuming the telcos are on the hook for the US govt, it probably narrows things down a whole lot more when a US sim connects to a tower in the Philippines

jameshart | karma 19910 | avg karma 4.65 · 2015-04-26 12:19:33

If the worst thing terrorists are doing is fooling me into thinking an incoming call is from Iowa, I'm good with that.

pjc50 | karma 93685 | avg karma 3.72 · 2015-04-26 17:56:39+00:00

This is hilsriously silly. You can buy US SIMs anywhere in the world with no registration. https://www.readysim.com/

SIM is not a national identity card scheme. Also, caller ID is entirely spoofable - this is something of a problem for fake SWAT calls.

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mkagenius | karma 2329 | avg karma 2.33 · 2015-04-26 18:41:03+00:00

I see.

From the readysim site:

>> For military and law enforcement personnel engaged in covert or undercover activities, Ready SIM offers voice, text, and even email communications.

But that makes it easy for the terrorists too, to do covert operations and hide their identities.

Also, it probably only works _in_ the US, even though you can order it _from_ anywhere.

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