They did this in Hong Kong already. Everyone still gets spam. People who make a living off of this will find a way.
Has nothing to do with spam and everything to know who you are. Spammers don’t use “burner phones”.
yes, I know, I’m just pointing out that it won’t even work on its supposed intended goal lol
I literally never get spam calls. NEVER.
you’re in the wrong country then lol
No I’m not. I’d hate getting spam calls.
Doesn’t matter where I go to, though. I’ve had this phone number since like 96 and it’s always been non-listed, so commercial services can’t get it unless I give it to them.
I had some calls for a gym membership a few years after I drunkenly put it into some lottery or another but I told them there’s a marketing ban on the number and they gave up.
Spam was never done with “burner phones” in the first place, it’s mostly done via VoIP through shady telecoms companies that can’t be bothered to validate their customers. Due to the age of the phone system it’s incredibly easy to spoof phone numbers because it’s essentially a trust system. Phone exchange A talks to exchange B and says phone number 123 is calling number 456. How does exchange B know that it’s actually 123 calling? They don’t at all, they just trust that exchange A is telling the truth. It’s really hard to get into the system, but once you’re there you essentially have unlimited power with virtually no safeguards in place.
Basically from a security perspective the phone system looks a lot like the 1980s internet, there is technically some security in place, but significantly less than there actually should be.
It really isn’t difficult to get into telcom systems as there are many countries with almost no requirements to sign up as a telco.
This isn’t to fight spam, it’s to fight the populace
“We never thought that would happen here.”
When will they learn lmao.
and physical address
Can homeless people not get phones under this proposal? Not that they give a shit about homeless people, but it is a valid concern.
You’d be surprised how many use general delivery, a shelter, or soup kitchen they frequent.
They will require you to provide an alternate phone number in order to get a cellular service? So you can’t get a phone number unless you already have a phone number?
This has been normal in germany for a decade now
My first thought was; are burner phones still a thing somewhere?
I’m pretty sure I saw a vending machine in NYC where you could buy prepaid SIMs for cash. That seems about as “burner phone” as it gets.
Even longer in France. Strangely enough some people have 500 prepaid SIMs to their name and are in 500 places at once!
How many crimes were committed with burner phones?
How many wealthy dodge taxes?
Ban the rich!
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