The end of burner phones? A new FCC proposal could kill anonymous prepaid phones — and it's been branded 'misguided and counterproductive'

A Nokia 3310 phone on a white table.

• The FCC might ban anonymous phones
• This would mean the end of burner phones
• While this could help prevent certain crimes, it may also harm a lot of innocent people who require anonymity or lack the required ID or housing

It’s increasingly hard to be anonymous in the modern world — and in the US it might be about to get even harder, as burner phones could soon be effectively banned.