This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while. I’ve decided to get a Pixel with GrapheneOS as my next phone and I’m trying to decide the pros and cons of putting a SIM card in it. Convenience vs privacy, public wifi with a VPN vs using phone data, etc.
I can’t get a SIM card where I live without ID and I’m looking to reduce being tracked as much as possible. Does anyone else do the same thing?


That’s a strange argument, why do you and lots of people replying here believe they are NOT tracked over WiFi which are themselves relying on ISPs?
If you don’t trust your ISP why would you trust random ISPs more?
I don’t trust random ISPs. But with MAC addresses randomization and a VPN I don’t have to trust them.
what do those public wifis see? randomized mac addresses nowadays, mostly. that compared to your constant IMEI and the KYC the company submitted you to…