At Athwal’s store, he sees many customers cite mental health as “the most common reason” for a burner phone. “People are ...

Of course, that anonymity vanishes the moment you start using a burner phone to log in to your Facebook account or you commit a crime serious enough to warrant the authorities investigating who ...

A burner phone—if the name didn’t give it away—is a phone that someone buys with no intention of keeping or using over the long term. Burner phone companies don’t track personal data ...

Some businesses outside the US are now suggesting their employees use burners to safeguard personal and sensitive information. But a burner isn't just for crossing borders. A phone that doesn't ...

Are they making us feel fried? Emma Gleason gives her top tips on how she navigated the week with a burner phone. Video / Ben Dickens / Jason Dorday Are we all addicted to apps? Are they making us ...

(I wrote a guide to using eSIM technology in a previous column.) Then, when I return home, I’ll copy all my vacation photos from the vacation phone to my iPhone and put the burner in a drawer ...