Taiwan warns cheap eSIMs from unknown providers may route data through China, enabling surveillance
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Frank Schräer
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Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs cybersecurity agency has issued a warning about cheap eSIMs from unknown providers, which could route mobile data through third-party networks — including Chinese telecommunications networks — posing surveillance risks. While eSIMs offer benefits like avoiding expensive roaming, the agency cautions that low-cost options from unverified vendors may expose users to data interception, particularly when traveling.
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· 3 pulledeSIMs offered at particularly low prices by largely unknown providers could route mobile data through third-party networks, including Chinese telecommunications networks.
This carries the risk of surveillance.
An eSIM can be useful and has numerous advantages. It replaces the physical SIM card with one permanently soldered into the device
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