• Maeve
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    248 days ago

    This also means people wouldn’t be able to travel with cheap burner phones, which is extremely problematic for people who need to travel to and from increasingly authoritarian states.

    • Zier
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      248 days ago

      It also means you are required to travel with a phone. Some people don’t own a cell phone because they don’t want one, need one, or can’t afford one.

      • Maeve
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        38 days ago

        Pshaw! Who wouldn’t want an expensive personal tracking and monitoring device?!

      • @[email protected]
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        58 days ago

        Is there a lot of overlap between people who can’t afford a cellphone and are taking flights?

        • @[email protected]
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          108 days ago

          Not a lot, maybe, but in cases where someone else is paying for the flight, there may be some. And there are a fair number of older people who may be able to afford the plane ticket, but carry a dumb flip phone because that’s what they understand and can operate.