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1) If companies begin blocking numbers on the FCC lists, it would open an opportunity to DoS any number by generating a high number of spoofed calls to generate
by tshtf 11y ago
1) If companies begin blocking numbers on the FCC lists, it would open an opportunity to DoS any number by generating a high number of spoofed calls to generate complaints.
2) Telemarketers are now spoofing Caller ID to come from the same area code and prefix as the called number, with a random four digits at the end. I don't see the database helping prevent these sorts of calls.
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- ams6110 11y agoAs it is now, I just don't answer any calls from numbers that are not already in my contact list. Any unknown numbers go to voice mail.
- __david__ 11y agoI do that too, but I also check and if they don't leave a message I block them immediately[1]. It seems harsh at first, but I've cut down the number of telemarketer calls dramatically since I started doing it. [1] If I'm (for some reason) expecting a cold call from someone I don't know yet, I'll tend to answer them. But that's not my norm.
- MichaelGG 11y agoYou can already DoS to some extent. Carriers hate this type of traffic and will often block on number. Plus people call those numbers back like crazy, so many channels can get tied up answering. On 2, you're exactly right. When dealing with dialer traffic, we found that the more we blocked traffic, the worse stuff we'd end up with. The FCC could start fining companies for this traffic and it'd clear itself up rather soon.