U.S. Gov Wants to Track Pre-Paid Phones
Right to Privacy vs Anonymity
The debate on this forum has been largely off-topic. This law doesn't restrict your privacy. The content of your communication becoming public would violate your privacy. Registering your phone number under your name takes away your anonymity.
We have a right to privacy, but do we have a right to anonymity? The fact is, the cellular networks we use aren't a God given right. They are a technological innovation owned and operated by private companies. If we want to talk about rights, Doesn't the company who owns the towers, who issues the phone number, who licenses the spectrum, who markets and manages the handsets, have a right to know the name of their own customers?
Noone has a problem with contract customers having their line registered...
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We have a right to privacy, but do we have a right to anonymity? The fact is, the cellular networks we use aren't a God given right. They are a technological innovation owned and operated by private companies. If we want to talk about rights, Doesn't the company who owns the towers, who issues the phone number, who licenses the spectrum, who markets and manages the handsets, have a right to know the name of their own customers?
Noone has a problem with contract customers having their line registered...
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