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Jilly_in_VA

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6. Yes, they are often used for nefarious purposes

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 02:40 PM

7 hrs ago

But I object to this whole idea of tracing everybody 24/7, which is the eventual aim, no matter what their argument. Fuck you, Brendan Carr, and the elephant you rode in on.

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FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers' IDs [View all] highplainsdem 7 hrs ago OP

So how will MAGA shitcasters exchange messages by shady bot filled Russian social media apps? Initech 7 hrs ago #1

They can't even regulate the old wireline/VOIP lines mdbl 7 hrs ago #2

They want to track us 24/7/365. WestMichRad 7 hrs ago #3

Technofascism Is Coming 2na fisherman 6 hrs ago #8

I get why this is controversial genxlib 7 hrs ago #4

Agreed. The Madcap 7 hrs ago #5

Yes, they are often used for nefarious purposes Jilly_in_VA 7 hrs ago #6

Republicans never cared for privacy of the public dave99 6 hrs ago #7

This will destroy pay as you go phone options for millions of americans who don't want to be tied to a contract. nt ImNotGod 6 hrs ago #9

See, this is the part I don't understand.. Karma13612 4 hrs ago #15

Yours is not a burner phone SpankMe 1 hr ago #18

Taken to its logical end, just track everyone always. OC375 5 hrs ago #10

Track everyone, always? WestMichRad 4 hrs ago #12

it also smacks of "if you're doing nothing wrong you've got nothing to worry about" Skittles 4 hrs ago #13

Yep. Fascists LOVE to use that line as a justification for every fucking thing they do. Karasu 26 min ago #22

Exactly OC375 4 hrs ago #16

But that will mess up all the cop shows on TV. DavidDvorkin 5 hrs ago #11

Once again, the Party of Liberty and Small Government dalton99a 4 hrs ago #14

Scared shitless of the coming protests orangecrush 3 hrs ago #17

Now do crypto! purr-rat beauty 1 hr ago #19

They did this in Mexico and gangsta's just had another person buy their phone and use their ID Card. n/t Jacson6 59 min ago #20

This is a level of fascism you aren't seeing in any other "first-world" country. They are pushing the surveillance shit Karasu 27 min ago #21