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Cheezoholic

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2. At some point (if not already) we're going to have to decide on shutting them off or privacy when traveling

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

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I personally have mine off and in a faraday bag that vastly reduces any chance of it being tracked when traveling. I'm just a noid but its seriously coming to that. I wouldn't be surprised if at some point carriers try to force you to stay in contact for some stupid reason to satisfy and ever increasing surveillance state.

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At some point (if not already) we're going to have to decide on shutting them off or privacy when traveling Cheezoholic Friday #2

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