What is the difference between cellular data being used on my phone and cellular data being used on my notebook? Data is data.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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          8 months ago

          He wrote that 5 years ago (admittedly I have yet to read it), so who knows what they’ve been able to do since then than he hadn’t even thought of.

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            8 months ago

            It’s still very relevant and one of the most mind blowing things I’ve ever read

              • rab@lemmy.ca
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                8 months ago

                Well if you ever read it you’ll wonder how it can even get any worse haha

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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                  8 months ago

                  It can always get worse. Any time someone says it can’t get any worse, it does.

                  I was told abortion restrictions couldn’t get any worse too. Then they started removing rape exceptions.

    • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      Probably local/system services on the app when the SIM is activated (like it’s with sim locked phones)

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        8 months ago

        Nope, it’s either inspecting the TTL of packets coming from your phone (unless you have a VERY custom setup, the TTL from devices other than your phone will be very different), or it’s deep packet inspection. I tried to trick t-mobile last year into giving me home internet on a phone sim, so I did a whack ton of research.