sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoFCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDswww.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareGriffus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 hours agoMy first thought was; are burner phones still a thing somewhere?
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·5 hours agoI’m pretty sure I saw a vending machine in NYC where you could buy prepaid SIMs for cash. That seems about as “burner phone” as it gets.
minus-squaredarklamer@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoUK still has anonymous SIM cards, which I find somewhat surprising considering the amount of surveillance there.
minus-squarealtkey (he\him)@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoAt this point it can jump into identity theft zone anytime soon, even if said identity is none.
My first thought was; are burner phones still a thing somewhere?
I’m pretty sure I saw a vending machine in NYC where you could buy prepaid SIMs for cash. That seems about as “burner phone” as it gets.
UK still has anonymous SIM cards, which I find somewhat surprising considering the amount of surveillance there.
At this point it can jump into identity theft zone anytime soon, even if said identity is none.