The FCC is considering new know your customer rules that would require phone companies to collect government IDs and addresses before granting service.
The plan is ostensibly designed to thwart robocallers but could make it difficult for individuals to use prepaid phones that can protect their privacy, devices that are often referred to as burner ...
The FCC's robocall crackdown could force carriers to collect more ID data before activating phone service, raising privacy concerns for prepaid users, abuse survivors, journalists, and anyone relying ...
The FCC’s proposed robocall crackdown could force carriers to verify customer identities, raising privacy concerns over anonymous phone use. The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with ...