cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/32194340

Is it a good enough solution for IMEI tracking to use an alternative device to provide a hotspot connection?

This approach appears to protect any new device that hasn’t inserted a SIM card from being identified.

But I’m not sure how much information is carried to the second device by using hotspot.

Is this a good solution so far? Should I try to spoof IMEI?

  • Lee Duna@lemmy.nzEnglish
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    3 days ago

    is there any benefit? unless you are the target of spy agencies. but I don’t think it’s worth it.

    stay away from mainstream social media, better yet use custom ROMs and don’t install gapps. use system-wide adblockers or change your DNS in addition to ISP DNS.

    remember, government agencies can always buy your data from data brokers.

    if possible, don’t use M$ Windows, it sends telemetry to M$ server.

    for example I use Linux as my daily driver, and I still use dnscrypt-proxy to avoid government censorship