What are burner phone numbers and how to get one
You’ve no doubt heard of the burner phone before. They appear all the time in police procedurals, spy shows, and crime movies. Well, they are real things,…
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Firefox Relay gives you a burner phone number to give out online
Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, rolled out a new update to another privacy-focused service called ‘Firefox Relay’ that enables users to…
Firefox’s new service gives you a burner phone number to cut down on spam
Firefox Relay, a Mozilla service designed to hide your “real” email address by giving you virtual ones to hand out, is expanding to offer virtual phone…
You’re Not Stringer Bell, but You May Still Need a Burner Phone
Even if surveillance overreach (abortion bounty-hunting, police use of face recognition) doesn't make you want to ditch your smartphone for something less…
Facebook puts news on the back burner as it continues to push video and creators
Facebook is only 18 but it’s slap-bang in the middle of a mid-life crisis, with user numbers declining and TikTok eating its Gen Z lunch. In response, the…
Bring a burner to the Olympics, and other mobile device travel safety tips
Image: iStock/LDProdYou’ve probably heard some of the commonly circulated advisories for athletes traveling to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing this year:…
Welcome to the Burner Phone Olympics
As professional big air snowboarder Julia Marino completed her final preparations for the Winter Olympics, US officials sent Marino and her teammates a word…
The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to use burner phones. Here’s why. –
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The FBI is urging athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics to leave their personal phones at home.
The…
US athletes told to use burner phones at Beijing Winter Olympics
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is telling athletes to ditch their personal phones for burners ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics in…