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If the FCC Bans Burner Phones, It Could Be a Privacy Nightmare (www.cnet.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

??? Isn't a burner phone just an ordinary phone you can buy at all of the same places? Who of us is confused about terminology?

[–] hirihit640@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago

buy at...places like brick and mortar stores? How would that get you any privacy in the first place? Cameras in the store can identify you. The store could ask you to take your mask and sunglasses off before serving you. And then there's payment tracking. Even cash would have to be laundered before-hand to be safe.