▲ 109 ▼ FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs (www.404media.co) submitted 3 months ago by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 19 points 3 months ago (9 children) How does this work if it's a birthday or Christmas gift? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] space_comrade@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago* (8 children) In the EU they just force you to shell out your identity at some point of the activation process, burner numbers are pretty much impossible to get. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 12 points 3 months ago (7 children) It's the same in the United States. So I'm not sure how people are getting these "burners." I mean, people are innovative, so I'm sure there are ways; I'm just not privy to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (3 children) The only time I was in the US, 3ish years ago, I bought a SIM card directly at the airport and I paid it with cash without so much as giving my name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) But were you able to activate it in the US without proof of identity? I'm not saying you didn't, just that it's pre-9/11 that I recall being able to do so, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago Yeah yeah, it worked from the start without IDing myself permalink fedilink source parent [–] goatmeal@midwest.social 12 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can still do this on a number of carriers. You can buy mint sims at Walmart/target and put in whatever info you want. Still don’t expect to have much privacy when you use it though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago Interesting. I joined Mint once but they asked for all my information but ID to prove it, because I paid with my card that corroborated my information, presumably. Unfortunately, I had to get a refund because while my device was compatible, some minor detail I can't remember some years later caused it to not work with their esim. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago Professionally, one and done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] space_comrade@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago* (8 children) In the EU they just force you to shell out your identity at some point of the activation process, burner numbers are pretty much impossible to get. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 12 points 3 months ago (7 children) It's the same in the United States. So I'm not sure how people are getting these "burners." I mean, people are innovative, so I'm sure there are ways; I'm just not privy to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (3 children) The only time I was in the US, 3ish years ago, I bought a SIM card directly at the airport and I paid it with cash without so much as giving my name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) But were you able to activate it in the US without proof of identity? I'm not saying you didn't, just that it's pre-9/11 that I recall being able to do so, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago Yeah yeah, it worked from the start without IDing myself permalink fedilink source parent [–] goatmeal@midwest.social 12 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can still do this on a number of carriers. You can buy mint sims at Walmart/target and put in whatever info you want. Still don’t expect to have much privacy when you use it though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago Interesting. I joined Mint once but they asked for all my information but ID to prove it, because I paid with my card that corroborated my information, presumably. Unfortunately, I had to get a refund because while my device was compatible, some minor detail I can't remember some years later caused it to not work with their esim. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago Professionally, one and done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 12 points 3 months ago (7 children) It's the same in the United States. So I'm not sure how people are getting these "burners." I mean, people are innovative, so I'm sure there are ways; I'm just not privy to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (3 children) The only time I was in the US, 3ish years ago, I bought a SIM card directly at the airport and I paid it with cash without so much as giving my name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) But were you able to activate it in the US without proof of identity? I'm not saying you didn't, just that it's pre-9/11 that I recall being able to do so, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago Yeah yeah, it worked from the start without IDing myself permalink fedilink source parent [–] goatmeal@midwest.social 12 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can still do this on a number of carriers. You can buy mint sims at Walmart/target and put in whatever info you want. Still don’t expect to have much privacy when you use it though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago Interesting. I joined Mint once but they asked for all my information but ID to prove it, because I paid with my card that corroborated my information, presumably. Unfortunately, I had to get a refund because while my device was compatible, some minor detail I can't remember some years later caused it to not work with their esim. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago Professionally, one and done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago (3 children) The only time I was in the US, 3ish years ago, I bought a SIM card directly at the airport and I paid it with cash without so much as giving my name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) But were you able to activate it in the US without proof of identity? I'm not saying you didn't, just that it's pre-9/11 that I recall being able to do so, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago Yeah yeah, it worked from the start without IDing myself permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 3 months ago (2 children) But were you able to activate it in the US without proof of identity? I'm not saying you didn't, just that it's pre-9/11 that I recall being able to do so, myself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago Yeah yeah, it worked from the start without IDing myself permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago I just recently bought a phone plan for a year from US mobile and all I did was pay no ID. I did pay with card tho so its not like its anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feed_el_Castro@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago Yeah yeah, it worked from the start without IDing myself permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goatmeal@midwest.social 12 points 3 months ago (2 children) You can still do this on a number of carriers. You can buy mint sims at Walmart/target and put in whatever info you want. Still don’t expect to have much privacy when you use it though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago Interesting. I joined Mint once but they asked for all my information but ID to prove it, because I paid with my card that corroborated my information, presumably. Unfortunately, I had to get a refund because while my device was compatible, some minor detail I can't remember some years later caused it to not work with their esim. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago Professionally, one and done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 3 months ago Interesting. I joined Mint once but they asked for all my information but ID to prove it, because I paid with my card that corroborated my information, presumably. Unfortunately, I had to get a refund because while my device was compatible, some minor detail I can't remember some years later caused it to not work with their esim. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago Professionally, one and done. permalink fedilink source parent