{"id":3725,"date":"2026-06-17T13:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/podcast-the-government-wants-to-end-anonymity-on-phones\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:16:59","slug":"podcast-the-government-wants-to-end-anonymity-on-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/podcast-the-government-wants-to-end-anonymity-on-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: The Government Wants to End Anonymity on Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We start this week with Joseph\u2019s story about the FCC\u2019s wild proposal to require peoples\u2019 government ID numbers to even get a phone plan. The FCC is doing it to curb robocalls, but also said it would be useful for a bunch of other stuff. After the break, Jason tells us all about cops abusing Flock to stalk girlfriends and other people. 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