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The FCC wants to make it impossible to buy "burner" phones, such as pre-paid phones not linked to your identity. They plan to do this by forcing all companies to store a ton of data about ALL phone users, including Copy of ID, and Verified address and a ton more info for both new & existing phone users, regardless of company or phone.

#FCC #Privacy #Security

FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones By Forcing Telecoms to Get All Customers’ IDs

The FCC wants to legally force telecoms to collect new and renewing customers’ government issued identity number and physical address, impacting everyone from the privacy-conscious to domestic abuse survivors.

^{Joseph Cox (404 Media)}

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ArsTechnica: AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data - arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

"“AT&T and Verizon sold access to their customers’ location data, then failed to stop bounty hunters and even a rogue sheriff from using it to track people who had no idea they were being followed." Bergmayer of Public Knowledge.

This case was a loss for civil society.

#SCOTUS #FCC #Phone #Surveillance #lawfare

AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data

FCC did not violate carriers' right to jury trial, court says in 8-1 ruling.

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

Supreme Court Backs #FCC. Power to Levy Fines Against Cellphone Carriers

nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/poli…

#SCOTUS #privacy #ATT #Verizon

Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC

#LicenseRenewal #FCC #MediaRegulation #ABC #Broadcasters

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

Trump FCC warns all broadcasters to follow orders or be punished like ABC

ABC says early renewal for all stations is unprecedented, has no legitimate purpose.

^{Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)}

NEW: Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes.

It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska.

The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it.
propublica.org/article/alaska-…

#News #Alaska #FCC #Internet #Wifi #Telecom #Government

This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the U.S.

^{shoshana.gordon@propublica.org (ProPublica)}