How would using Silent.Link data-only plan affect my privacy?

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Privacy Guides@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year ago

Hi,

I use GrapheneOS with no carrier, just VoIP numbers, which is fine as long as I have an internet connection. But I need mobile broadband for when I have no wi-fi. Michael Bazzell suggests using a data plan in his book. Now, there’s no such a thing in my country but I can subscribe to Silent.Link, which does the same. The thing is, I don’t understand how using mobile broadband is different from using a regular phone number from a carrier, as both use GSM towers and stuff.

tl;dr What should I know before purchasing a data plan?

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I’m not comfortable with carriers knowing and keeping stuff about me for God knows how long.
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  But you’re fine with WiFi providers doing the same?

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