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FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones (arstechnica.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Dadifer@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Well VOIP is used for legit purposes, for the most part. Scammers use it, which is a prob. But tons of ppl use it for home landline phones now. Small businesses use it for in store phones. W/e.

There's a big and legit industry providing VOIP to non-scam uses. IDK how much sway they will have with the FCC. But they're out there.