Hit me on my burner

jkottke:

Burner is a new iPhone app that will give you a disposable, short term cell phone number to give to randos at the bar, weirdos on Craigslist, and Marlos on the corner.

Disposable cell numbers certainly seem like they might be used for nefarious activities, but founder & CEO Greg Cohn said these numbers can be used for any number of purposes in the era when a cell number is so closely tied a person’s identity.

(thanks, Alex)

This will definitely be abused.

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   This is actually pretty cool.

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   I think that this is a fantastic idea. I know it’ll be abused, but it could seriously help for...

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    This will definitely be abused.

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    I give it one month before Apple yanks it from the market.

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    Can this please be an android app

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