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One method to secure your communications is:

1. On a crappy, or old phone, you install the SIM, or configure the e-SIM.

2. Use it as a hotspot

3. Use another phone (with no SIM or e-SIM) to connect to the crappy phone with SIM or e-SIM

4. Regular calls will go to the crappy phone, Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp calls will go to the no SIM phone.

Avoid installing apps like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, WeChat, or other invasive apps on the no SIM phone.

I don't recommend iPhone devices, but you can De-Google an Android phone, or install Graphene OS or CalyxOS on some devices like Google Pixel, and other brands.

Voilà! You're set.

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Alejandro Muyshondt 2y ago

Trust me... I've been hacking and spying for my whole adult life.

Alejandro Muyshondt 2y ago

If you want additional security: use a paid VPN like Nord VPN, Express VPN, Proton VPN or Cyberghost VPN.

Activate the VPN on the SIM phone... Avoid using Free VPN services, as they harvest data, and have a Killswitch when not in use.

Maxim 2y ago

To make it even more secure: the e-sim doesn’t have to be registered on your name. One can use services like silent.link to purchase an anonymous data e-sim.

Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

That's a sick project.

Only issue seems to be:

> Outbound calls and text are not allowed to prevent spam and abuse

Limits use cases a bit.

Still awesome though.

Maxim 2y ago

This is why I’m using only their data e-sim. Funnily, it is also cheaper for me than a regular e-sim 😂

Sats paa BTC 2y ago

I'm on my first day with GrapheneOS, which is still somewhat overwhelming, but I'm finding my way through...

Alejandro Muyshondt 2y ago

If your coming from Android, it's not that difficult. From iOS, the learning curve is not that bad.

Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

Fellow GrapheneOS user here!

You'll get the hang of it quick once you have it all setup to your liking.

Very little difference in UX vs stock Android. Just way more secure and private.