Yeah, it happens everywhere, all the time. And the main cause of it is, surprise surprise, people who have no technical understanding of the subject matter.
Depending on how accurate you want it, the simcard is plenty. If your goal is “don’t be in France”, you really don’t need more…
They’re not decoys, they’re just not patched.
Equipment isn’t free, after all, especially if you’re a library.
Tbf, that does get you more upvotes
Who could have expected that the new hot thing would be mostly unsecured! This never happens!
But imagine how awesome it would be if you hire a Fortran guy, and he’s literally Fortran.