The burner number can protect you from Marketplace scams, spam, and even be used temporarily for online dating apps, subscriptions and calling a blocked number. A burner number doesn't require a ...

Although somewhat extreme, a few tech-savvy people use a burner phone to access apps that they need but fear might be stealing private information. In this case, the burner phone is a smartphone ...

Credit cards will leave a paper trail that leads back to you, but that shouldn’t be an issue unless you really don’t want the ...

If those options aren't appealing, you could always turn your current smartphone into a pseudo burner via the Burner app.

Questions about the app come amid a rise in warnings about visitors' tech security ahead of the Games, which begin on 4 February. People attending the Beijing Olympics should bring burner phones ...