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What is "burner phone"?

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Rebecca

A "burner phone" is a cheap, disposable phone someone purchases with the intent of using it so they cannot be traced. Usually "burner phones" are flip-phones rather than touchscreen phones because they don't collect data, or collect less data, on the user. The speaker here purchased a "burner phone" because he wanted to report what was happening at his workplace to the Wall Street Journal, but wanted to stay anonymous.

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Dans une panique, je suis allé acheter un téléphone à brûleur. J'ai appelé le Wall Street Journal.