A Call to Action: Stop the FCC's KYC Regime

# Summary The FCC is considering "Know Your Customer" rules that would require phone providers to collect identity information from customers before providing service, ostensibly to combat robocalls. Critics argue this dragnet surveillance approach would harm innocent users—including domestic violence survivors, journalists, and privacy-conscious individuals—while failing to stop determined criminals, as evidenced by the ineffectiveness of similar KYC requirements in the financial sector.