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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Maybe I'm out of the loop but are eSIMs insecure or something? What's the problem? I started using eSIMs while traveling overseas and it been a game changer. So easy... No more swapping. No more trying to find a Sim provider at the airport etc.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

AFAIK esim is not available everywhere and it's also less private since you need to register an account to activate rather than pay cash and pop in the card.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the eu you have to register your regular sim card with your full personal information. So for us nothing would change.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

South Africa too. We call it RICA

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Iirc the US also started requiring it, too.

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