--- title: Schneier on Security | daily.dev description: The FCC is proposing a rule that would effectively eliminate anonymous prepaid 'burner' phones by requiring telecoms to collect government-issued IDs and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/schneier-on-security-hdua25qge twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Schneier on Security | daily.dev og:description: The FCC is proposing a rule that would effectively eliminate anonymous prepaid 'burner' phones by requiring telecoms to collect government-issued IDs and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/schneier-on-security-hdua25qge og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HDuA25qGE.png og:image:alt: Schneier on Security og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Schneier on Security **[Schneier on Security](https://daily.dev/sources/schneier)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The FCC is proposing a rule that would effectively eliminate anonymous prepaid 'burner' phones by requiring telecoms to collect government-issued IDs and physical addresses from all phone customers, including new and renewing ones. Framed as an anti-scam measure, the proposal would also require collection of IP addresses and intended use cases for bulk purchases. Privacy advocates and civil rights groups are alarmed, comparing the measures to practices in authoritarian countries. The rule would have broad privacy and cybersecurity implications beyond its stated anti-fraud purpose. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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