The end of burner phones? A new FCC proposal could kill anonymous prepaid phones — and it's been branded 'misguided and counterproductive'

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The FCC might ban anonymous phones This would mean the end of burner phones While this could help prevent certain crimes, it may also harm a lot of innocent people who require anonymity or lack the required ID or housing It’s increasingly hard to be anonymous in the modern world — and in the US it might be…

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