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Alas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

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A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

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Alas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 days ago
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Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
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    6 days ago

    Has any of this changed in the last three years?:

    eremeya • 3y ago [--] I have set up Mint, T-Mobile prepaid, att prepaid, and cricket accounts without using personal info.   Upvote 7  Downvote   spinifex23 • 3y ago [--] I have a T-Mobile pre-paid for app development that I paid for with cash. To top it up, I just buy refill cards.  If you're worried about being IDed with a camera during checkout? A nice, floppy hat from a thrift store might help. And don't forget a nice, large mask! COVID is still around!   Upvote 3  Downvote   [deleted] • 3y ago [--] There’s a minimart near me who still does phone PINs from a card terminal, they even have MVNOs like AMP’d mobile and other defunct ones in there.  No cameras, no security besides bars on the doors and windows. I suspect the owner has some ‘personal security’ under the counter, so he doesn’t care much to add cameras.  I go there because I can get every prepaid PIN under the sun and there’s never a line, not because of the anonymity though.

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      Nope I use mint with fake info and they don’t care

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