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Is there a way to get a disposable number that cannot be tied to your identity somehow (in the US, at least)?
by Cyph0n 7y ago
Is there a way to get a disposable number that cannot be tied to your identity somehow (in the US, at least)?
- vageli 7y ago> Is there a way to get a disposable number that cannot be tied to your identity somehow (in the US, at least)? I have never had to present id when buying a prepaid phone in the US.
- boring_twenties 7y agoWhat about cameras and facial recognition?
- angry_octet 7y agoHoodies and sunglasses?
- boring_twenties 7y agoI'd rather not be seen anywhere near said device, flimsy disguise or no.
- boring_twenties 7y agoApproach a stranger who needs money, somewhere well out of view of any cameras. Pay them to buy a prepaid phone from Walmart or the like, using cash, on your behalf.
- mirimir 7y agoSure. But activating such phones typically requires a telephone call. Or at least, it did the last time I tried it. And pay phones are now rare in the US. Also, even if the phone is totally anonymous, you'll be geo-located as soon as you use it. By cell towers at least, and perhaps by WiFi and GPS.
- mirimir 7y agoYou can buy accounts on the /r/BitMarket subreddit. That arguably != "cannot". But you can get close by using Tor via nested VPNs to access Reddit. And by paying with some suitably anonymous cryptocurrency. Maybe well-mixed Bitcoin. Or some Etherium flavor, perhaps exchanged to Bitcoin. Alternatively, some virtual SMS sites may still work for Twitter. Or there are sites where you can lease actual hosted SIM cards.
- codedokode 7y agoIn Russia you can pay several roubles (which you can deposit using bitcoin) to a service providing phone numbers for registration. Such services are usually used by spammers (sorry, I mean marketers and SMM people) to create multiple accounts on social networks, but can be used to protect one's privacy too. Sadly, not all services are good. Many of them block SMS from banks, loan firms and payment systems and I don't want to support them.
- carokann 7y agoThere are countries that allow you to buy SIM cards without identification, even in bulk. (e.g. Ukraine) They are also sold on various platforms including reddit. You can even enumerate known ports for certain web interfaces (cough ACE *cough) and access them with default passwords.