Why YSK:
Because this scenario:
I know what some people are thinking:
My eSIM is tied to my phone, phones these days have encryption, so all I need to do is set a lockscreen password then a thief cannot access any of my data.
WRONG
At least in Android: You can just use some button combo (just look up “[Phone model] hard reset”) to get into the recovery menu and wipe all data, then reboot, and the eSIM is still there!
(Caveat to this: If you happen to have a Google account, it would force a FRP lock, and that would stop access, but most of fediverse does not like those type of online accounts, so: without a SIM PIN and without FRP locks, the eSIM is accessible to a thief)
Now the thief has your bank 2FA Codes!
TLDR: Set a pin on your SIM cards, even if it’s an eSIM (but especially if you use physical SIM cards)
(Curious: Does anyone actually use SIM PINs or do I just have a lot of paranoid regarding tech and potential hacks/exploits)
I’ve never used a sim pin in my life. If my phone is stolen I’m more concerned about them getting the data on the device than using my phone number for nefarious things. A hacker would need to know I use X bank, know my password, and then have stolen my phone and used that combination of things to hack my bank account.
Also I’m going to transfer the sim to whatever new phone I get as soon as I get it. So once I know it’s stolen and I’m not getting it back I’m going to transfer it and they lose that access.
Most of the habitual posters maybe. Most actual users are more normal.