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It would depend on what constitutes a valid caller ID. At least some of the robodialer operators programatically check out a block of numbers from a VoIP vendo
by faster 8y ago
It would depend on what constitutes a valid caller ID.
At least some of the robodialer operators programatically check out a block of numbers from a VoIP vendor, make a bunch of calls, then release the numbers. If all they have to do is correctly report the number they're calling from, that's pretty useless. The called party has practically no recourse because the number that called them never accepted inbound calls, and has been disconnected by the time you call it back anyway.
How could 'valid caller ID' be defined so that robocallers can be identified?
- abhorrence 8y agoIf the number in caller id is accurate, it provides a decent reporting channel. It’d make it easier for telecom providers to take abuse reports and punish the abusive robodialers, whether by cutting them off or referring them to law enforcement.
- JohnFen 8y ago> It’d make it easier for telecom providers to take abuse reports and punish the abusive robodialers They simply aren't going to do that unless they're forced by law or regulation.
- srj 8y agoIf the source number is valid that opens up some spam blocklist style options for phone software.
- nneonneo 8y agoValid caller ID - even if it’s to a VoIP vendor’s leased number - is better than the current situation where scammers and spammers can use literally any number they want. At least I can search up a leased number, see complaints, and block them (or flag abuse with my carrier). If I (or my carrier) block them, well, serves that VoIP provider right for leasing their precious numbers out to scammers. With spoofed numbers, I’ve seen calls appear to come from an FBI office in Virginia, local and state police divisions, state troopers, and random businesses. There isn’t any way to really deal with those kinds of calls - and you can’t reasonably screen them out.