So I’ve just been thinking about privacy, and how everyone’s location can be tracked. Then I realized: What about people who have no permission to enter the country?

Like do they just decide to not have a phone, or do they still have phones and just roll the dice and hope they don’t get caught?

  • leadore@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    You can buy a prepay phone at Walmart or similar, then just buy cards to add airtime. You don’t have to register your name anywhere. I had one like that for years.

    • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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      16 days ago

      When I was young that was how I had cell phone service. It was simply the cheapest option for a kid with no friends to have a cell phone to call their parents on at the time. $20 every 2-3 months or so plus a $40 flip phone and you’re golden