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FCC requires telecoms to verify identities, raising privacy concerns
FCC unanimously approves rule requiring telecoms and VoIP providers to verify user identities before activating service, a move critics say threatens phone number anonymity.
Ken Macon / Reclaim The Net: FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service, raising privacy fears — The era of the anonymous phone number could be ending.
On April 30, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved …
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