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@ William K⚡Santiago🔑☢️
2023-06-09 15:17:10Worldwide, especially during these times of disinformation and distrust in governments and authority, there is a regulatory push to enforce Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements when receiving a new phone number.
Fortunately, there is a company that is tackling this very issue called Silent.link
Services provided by Silent.link are becoming super important given the fact that they do not require any type of KYC.
Silent.link does not gather KYC information because it's not required, at least not yet. Other operators/providers do require KYC information because it's used for advertisement revenues and surveillance purposes, not because it is a requirement by regulators.
One exception are phone numbers that do require KYC. In this scenario, Silent.link has eSIMS from the US and the UK with phone numbers that do not have the same KYC requirements. More companies offering similar products will pop up in the near future.
There are benefits for Internet data only (no-phone number) such as VoIP applications, but most require a phone number as an identifier. Silent.link is providing an excellent service by delivering internet data and phone number service without requiring any type of KYC.
There are several risks involved with using Internet data and phone number services, as these utilize outdated 20th century technology that have no security at all. All these voice and text calls being sent/received are fingerprinted and logged. A much better option is getting an Internet data and phone number service and attaching this to a privacy VoIP app like Signal or WhatsApp that require the use of phone numbers for identification.
The service plans do not include out-band calls because of abuse of spam. Out-band calls are also not not included to prevent users from being fingerprinted/logged by making calls or sending text.
For making calls to the traditional legacy phone service, the best option is to sign up to a separate VoIP service.
Silent.link uses “roaming all the time” because it is very difficult to surveil a SIM/eSIM card/profile that has not been issued by the local operator that came from some other foreign telecom/jurisdiction.
When the foreign telecom SIM/eSIM is roaming in the carrier network local operator, the carrier does not know the phone numbers as they only know the internal IDs or International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) or SIM identifier. This is different from the International Mobile Equipment Identity(IMEI) or hardware identifier.
It's becoming increasingly difficult in the US to get a phone number without attaching it to an identity and in some countries it's against the local regulation.
There is a regulatory push to force the requirement of KYC information when getting a phone number. Services provided by Silent.link are becoming super important given the fact that they do not require KYC.
At this point in time, Telecoms are years behind with technology, including payment services, and are not comfortable accepting payments using cryptocurrency. This might be one of the reasons why there are not more companies like Silent.link, but this will change quickly as Telecoms get on the 21st century innovation bandwagon.
Silent.link services:
Provide anonymous eSIMS decoupled from users official identity and have two plans with no out-band calls or text:
- Internet data only (no-phone number)
- Internet data and phone number
Features:
- Global mobile 4G/5G Internet access
- Pay as you go international roaming in 200+ countries
- Worldwide coverage at low prices
- Pay with #Bitcoin or #Lightning
- Roaming is used all the time