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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Thu Jun 6, 2013, 10:30 AM Jun 2013

I think I'm going to go buy a burner or 3. I don't use that many minutes.

If the government wants my "metadata" well, so far there's nothing I can do about that. But if a phone company wants my money, that I have control over.

Fuck every phone company out there.

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I think I'm going to go buy a burner or 3. I don't use that many minutes. (Original Post) TalkingDog Jun 2013 OP

For absolute privacy, use these! randome Jun 2013 #1

And whisper. TalkingDog Jun 2013 #2

Keep your smartphone and use VoIP, like Skype or Google Voice sir pball Jun 2013 #3

I use 2 of the 3. But I don't really trust any of them farther than I can spit. TalkingDog Jun 2013 #4

randome

(34,845 posts)

1. For absolute privacy, use these!

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 10:31 AM

Jun 2013

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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

2. And whisper.

Reply to randome (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 10:32 AM

Jun 2013

sir pball

(4,737 posts)

3. Keep your smartphone and use VoIP, like Skype or Google Voice

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 10:51 AM

Jun 2013

It might even work over Tor if you can get a connection with low enough latency; AFAIK the court order may cover the info that you're contacting a VoIP server it doesn't compel the release of the actual data, which contains the phone number. They know you're making a call but not to whom.

Then again, NSA's Echelon most certainly does know exactly who you're calling, but I suspect they know all about your throwaways too. Even if you buy cash.

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

4. I use 2 of the 3. But I don't really trust any of them farther than I can spit.