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Burner Phone 101
Hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library, this Burner Phone 101 workshop introduced participants to phone-related risk modeling, privacy-protective smartphone practices, the full spectrum of burner phone options, and when to leave phones behind entirely.
The secret goals were to learn the limits of burner phones, connect them to broader digital privacy practices, and build confidence to share these lessons with loved ones. For iPhones specifically: Enable Ask App Not to Track, restrict Siri & Apple Intelligence, erase after 10 failed passcode attempts, use Lockdown Mode (iOS 16+) if high-risk. Throughout the discussion, I emphasized three key lessons: IMSI and IMEI still make true anonymity difficult, every option provides some protection if matched to the right risks, and how you set up and use the phone matters as much as buying it.
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