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A new FCC proposal could spell the end of the burner phone (fortune.com)
submitted 1 week ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 1 week ago

Personally I've always thought if was more privacy friendly to buy a used phone.

Not only do you have it not linked to your identity, but the uuids are likely linked to someone else's identity.