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Sounds like a technical solution for a problem that just needs regulation and laws. I'm in Germany. I never had a ad/scam call on my cellphone number in basical
by dividuum 8y ago
Sounds like a technical solution for a problem that just needs regulation and laws. I'm in Germany. I never had a ad/scam call on my cellphone number in basically 20 years. I get some kind of poll call every two months on my landline number. That's all.
- orev 8y agoWe do have laws, but they cannot be easily enforced because many of the scams originate in foreign countries who proxy to VOIP providers in the US to make the calls. Some of them, like the Microsoft scam, even conscript unwitting people into the job and/or threaten them to do it, while telling them that it's not a scam because everyone in the US is rich and don't need all that money. Maybe Germany just isn't a desirable target for them.
- nemothekid 8y agoDon't quote me on this, but I do believe there are regulations and laws preventing this - but just as the article states they are impossible to enforce given our current infrastructure. Fines are meaningless to a blackhat organization doing spoof calls over VoIP somewhere in India.
- undeadsushi 8y agoLast Week with John Oliver & Reply All both went into details with there most recent episodes, but something changed in federal policy with the Do Not Call list.
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