I still haven't ever been asked for ID when getting a SIM at the airport DTAC kiosk. This seems like another all talk and only an occasional show of action when needed for the news. Given the issues BMA has had even keeping closed circuit cameras up and running I can't imagine any mobile surveillance is going to be particularly effective. The part of surveillance that gets often over looked is that it isn't about collecting information anymore, it's storing it and analyzing it. Everyone casts such a wide net now they collect way more than would ever be of use. Data collection is significantly outpacing both processing and storage now. Sure they might get lucky, but unless you know you are doing something shady and under suspicion already you have nothing to worry about. Sure some idiot with no life in a bunker may be reading your emails or watching your sex tape but honestly if that makes some poor soul happy they can have it. Don't need to track me, I will be wherever the hot thai girls are, look for the farang with the big ass smile on his face, hahaha.
I will give them this, when you announce your surveillance program you don't need to worry about a snowden problem. Makes it a lot easier to implement.
[QUOTE=Syzygies;1923326]Are you sure that foreign pre paid SIMs will work here? I would have suspected that they would not have any International Roaming (without actually knowing anything). My foreign SIMs can work but they are registered with monthly accounts and have international roaming enabled.
My old unregistered SIMs in Thailand, all ceased working at some point, requiring me to register who I am. I don't say I really see the point in it.[/QUOTE]
