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Why is caller id spoofing even allowed. Do we need to legislate a technology change for this? Couldn't technology to validate with a signed certificate of owner
by digikata 9y ago
Why is caller id spoofing even allowed. Do we need to legislate a technology change for this? Couldn't technology to validate with a signed certificate of ownership of a number be required from a legal standpoint?
- BonesJustice 9y ago> Why is caller id spoofing even allowed. In the United States, it is a violation of federal law for telemarketers to block or fraudulently spoof caller ID information. I emphasize 'fraudulently' because there are some legitimate reasons for spoofing, such as substituting a central callback number (e.g., a legitimate customer service number) for the desk number of the employee making the call. Those legitimate cases are why it is allowed at all. Whether this constitutes a 'good enough' reason, given the rampant abuse, is valid question. The problem with these regulations is that they are difficult to enforce. How does one report calls with spoofed caller ID when they do not know who actually placed the call?
- JamesBarney 9y agoWhat's the technological challenge to making it so you can only spoof numbers you own?
- sushid 9y agoIt's a nice feature for companies where they share numbers and/or even individuals with services like Google Voice.
- digikata 9y agoI don't think that feature is precluded by a technological enforcement of some ownership authentication for caller ID. On the other hand, the addition of call number ownership authentication may or may not solve the spam call problem either...