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FCC Proposes ID Rule, Ends Phone Purchases for Survivors

6/9/2026

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Story summary

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a rule that telecom providers collect name, address, ID and a number from customers.
The rule would end phone purchases, a service used by domestic-violence survivors and journalists.
The ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation say the rule erodes privacy and fails to stop scammers using IDs.
The FCC says data collection deters scammers and opened a comment period ending June 25 without responding to inquiries.

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Story summary

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a rule that telecom providers collect name, address, ID and a number from customers.
The rule would end phone purchases, a service used by domestic-violence survivors and journalists.
The ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation say the rule erodes privacy and fails to stop scammers using IDs.
The FCC says data collection deters scammers and opened a comment period ending June 25 without responding to inquiries.