FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones (arstechnica.com)
from Dadifer@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 26 Jun 23:47
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atrielienz@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 23:54 next collapse

Instead of making corps police their own networks and verify caller origin, we’re doing this.

prostatitis@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 23:57 next collapse

Where exactly does one get an anonymous burner phone? Just want to make sure I don’t accidentally get one before the ban.

MrFappy@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 00:04 next collapse

Don’t get one from the grocery store. They are totally anonymous, so it’s something you definitely should avoid at all costs.

sidebro@lemmy.zip on 27 Jun 00:23 collapse

Especially don’t pay with cash

FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works on 27 Jun 05:07 collapse

Just want to make sure I don’t accidentally get one before the ban.

Not sure it’ll help, in the event you had such an accident.

Prob is, they want to require ID for getting onto the cell network. So as soon as whatever plan you accidentally had for the dev was renewed, you’d have to send in an ID to use the cell network anymore. I guess you could still use it as a non cell service device. So there is that. Like through local wireless or w/e. Some ppl find that a-ok. But it’s a big limitter.

IDK about VOIP. I thought I heard they wanted this to apply to VOIP too(??) So even using VOIP over local wireless might not work. But the VOIP industry has filed an opposition to the FCC plan.

For anyone in the USA, you can comment on the FCC docket. Be polite, brief, lay out good reasons.

W3dd1e@lemmy.zip on 27 Jun 06:42 next collapse

Burner phones don’t stop caller id spoofing which is the real issue, Brendon Carr, you dummy.

LostCarcosan@lemmy.today on 27 Jun 09:26 collapse

Yeah but it’s not about that

workerONE@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 08:50 collapse

It’s actually for all phones. Right now you can go into a store and buy a phone and get service without providing an ID. All phone lines would require government issued ID.