FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
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Re: FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
#2This is how it works in Australia, which means it's a pain for tourists as you need to provide a passport for ID and get it activated, as opposed to just grabbing one at an airport kiosk and being ready to go on your way to the taxi or train like most other places.
Re: FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
#3This is how it works in Australia, which means it's a pain for tourists as you need to provide a passport for ID and get it activated, as opposed to just grabbing one at an airport kiosk and being ready to go on your way to the taxi or train like most other places.
Don’t eSIMs solve this problem for tourists?
Re: FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
#4Isn’t this already a requirement? Can you really buy a burner phone/sim without providing identifying information?
Re: FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
#5Isn’t this already a requirement? Can you really buy a burner phone/sim without providing identifying information?
T-Mobile prepaid accounts for example
Re: FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
#6This is how it works in Australia, which means it's a pain for tourists as you need to provide a passport for ID and get it activated, as opposed to just grabbing one at an airport kiosk and being ready to go on your way to the taxi or train like most other places.
Don’t eSIMs solve this problem for tourists?
Only if you do not require voice service.
Re: FCC wants to kill burner phones by forcing telecoms to get all customers' IDs
#7Isn’t this already a requirement? Can you really buy a burner phone/sim without providing identifying information?
not at all, it’s easy to buy cash only tracphone, mint, boost, etc. and there are plenty of explicit anonymous providers such as phreeli.
That said, I don’t think its a problem whatsoever and we shouldn’t have laws restricting it.
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#8Seems like classic regulatory overreach.
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I want to believe this is just a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference [0]... but I fear that might be too-optimistic.
[0] The profession of Telephone Sanitiser on planet Golgafrincham.