Andy GreenbergDec 4
The new anonymous phone carrier startup Phreeli, launching today, will let you sign up for cellular service with almost no personally identifiable information—not even your name. All it asks for is a ZIP code, the minimum info legally required for tax purposes. https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-with-nothing-but-a-zip-code/
A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.

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Show threadAndy GreenbergDec 4
Phreeli's founder is Nicholas Merrill, who became famous in the privacy world for refusing to comply with a warrantless FBI surveillance order sent to his internet service provider in 2004, demanding a customer's information. He spent a decade-plus in court fighting the order—and won.
Show threadAndy GreenbergDec 4
Now Merrill is launching a privacy-focused cell service designed to know almost nothing about you. Phreeli will function as a kind of layer on top of T-Mobile's network. The cell towers are T-Mobile’s, but the contracts with users—and the decisions about what data to collect from them—are Phreeli’s.
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@agreenberg I'm already on T-Mobile but I see no reason to stay with them. I'm switching to Phreeli, site looks solid af.
Dec 4 at 5:59pmWeb