05/12/2026
No more burner phones?
🚨 New Op-Ed: The FCC’s Phone ID Mandate — Curbing Robocalls or Building a Federal Surveillance Registry?
The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously advanced a sweeping new rule: Americans must provide government-issued ID before getting any phone number — including prepaid “burner” phones.
While marketed as a solution to illegal robocalls, this proposal raises serious concerns about privacy, anonymity, and the creation of a de facto national phone-user registry.
In his latest piece, Diplomat and Architect of the Monetary Revolution Bruce Porter Jr. explains why this could fundamentally change the relationship between citizens and the state.
Read the full Op-Ed here:
https://washingtonelite.com/liberty/the-fccs-phone-id-mandate-curbing-robocalls-or-building-a-federal-surveillance-registry/
What’s your take — necessary security step or dangerous overreach?