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Because (at least in Germany) it's illegal and comes with very high fines. > telephone calls to consumers for sales purposes are illegal if the calling company
by dewey 8y ago
Because (at least in Germany) it's illegal and comes with very high fines.
> telephone calls to consumers for sales purposes are illegal if the calling company is not in possession of an explicit and effective declaration of consent by the consumer
https://www.limegreenipnews.com/2017/08/germany-federal-network-agency-imposes-record-fine-for-cold-call-advertising/ https://www.limegreenipnews.com/2017/08/germany-federal-netw...
- luckylion 8y agoSince a lot of the robo calls are part of scams and illegal, I don't think it's the fear of fines. I believe that market size and language barrier are a bigger issue: Plenty of people speak english, few speak german and even fewer are fluent enough in swedish to convince people to hand over their money.
- ElCapitanMarkla 8y agoI was getting what I think was Chinese calls a while ago, I'm guessing their dialler was accidentally calling the wrong country for a while.
- _fizz_buzz_ 8y agoThe reason the number of robocalls exploded recently in the US is because the FCC's order defining what an autodialer is was overruled. There is an interesting reply all episode about it: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/awhk76/135-robocall-bang-bang https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/awhk76/135-robocall-...
- MrBuddyCasino 8y agoMight be a difference in the phone systems. Not sure if this is true anymore, but I've heard US caller IDs are easy to spoof, while it is basically impossible in Germany. Also our regulatory bodies are most certainly stronger in this regard than the FCC.