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Nice idea, confusing title (burner phone??).
by cupcakestand 9y ago
Nice idea, confusing title (burner phone??).
- softawre 9y agoIt's a common thing in US spy/criminal movies. Basically a throwaway phone number not tied to you that you might give to an informant or use in some other way to stay anonymous.
- zeep 9y agobut in this case it is probably tied back to you ... (the credit card used to pay Twilio...) So it is not really a burner phone in the traditional sense
- Sleeep 9y ago"Burner phone" is a colloquium used in the United States referring to limited use prepaid phone, separate from your main phone, that's not tied to your identity. Usually used for drug deals or other criminal behavior. This isn't really a burner phone as the Twilio link I clicked asked me for a bunch of personal information first.
- Sleeep 9y agoI meant to write colloquialism not colloquium. Burned (heh) by auto correct.
- cottsak 9y agoYour not the first person to think that https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14802242 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14802242
- detaro 9y ago"Your not the first person to think that" and then referencing a few minutes old comment that points to an equally young other comment?