Yeah, rather than just implementing anti-spoofing technology, let’s give the government even more of our private data that won’t be used against us ever

Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government ID, a physical address, a full legal name, and an existing phone number.

For a country that doesn’t like/want to provide government IDs at no cost, the US sure does like to require them.

Also, gotta have a phone (number) to get a phone. Nice closed-loop system you’re proposing there.

The administration continues its streak of perfection

Fucking idiots!! What about all the VoIP phone apps? What about number spoofing apps?

It’s illegal and happens anyway right now, so how would this actually stop any of them from happening? You know what would probably REALLY actually help?! Stop these fucking companies from buying and selling consumer data like commodities and there amount of phone calls would likely drop. No access to numbers means no way to know what number is active. It’d be a huge waste of time and deter these bad actors probably better than what’s in place now.

For anyone who wants relief: start by switching to a private messaging so like Signal and get your friends/family to switch. Get a new phone number and ONLY share with those who needed it for emergencies. Get a “burner” app # from Burner, Hushed (or hell, even Google voice with a junk account if you must) etc to use for banks, utilities, job applications, etc. Forward those calls through the app to your main number if preferred for calls it send them straight to voicemail.

You can also look into getting a private SIM service from Calyx https://calyx.org/membership/internet if you really don’t want carriers tracking and selling your data, too.

I have a referral link, too, for a free month. https://members.calyx.org/r/iarby