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I don't carry a smartphone, is this likely to be a red flag if I'm stopped?

• majke 2mo ago
  Many countries now assume you have a phone. For example getting UK visa requires a smartphone. I don't think going without a phone is feasible nowadays. Another question is if going with a burner phone that has just sim card and bank card, sufficient. But then you need appleid/google account on the device, and this again links back to your phone number, and it's not easy in practice to have proper clean device.
  • eru 2mo ago
    Well, assume your phone number is public knowledge.
    • inigyou 2mo ago
      You can get more than one.
      • eru 2mo ago
        Sure. Assume the one that's attached to your payment is public.
        • inigyou 2mo ago
          Threat modelling. France is unlikely to tell USA if two numbers are owned by the same person without a good reason.
        • wolvoleo 2mo ago
          You can get prepaid ones that you can top up with cash, in many countries you don't have to register them to your name.
  • leni536 2mo ago
    > UK visa requires a smartphone I don't think this is accurate.
    • peter_stokes 2mo ago
      she's wrong. i did it on the browser on my desktop. the ui definitely doesn't make it easy to find though.
  • iamnothere 2mo ago
    You can simply use an Apple account for your primary device and a Google account for your burner (or vice versa). Or set up a secondary Apple or Google account. Or use a device/OS that doesn’t require one of these accounts!