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Wouldn't iOS and Android builds that have a switch to only allow inbound calls from numbers in contacts effectively end robocalls to most cellphones? This idea
by jjtheblunt 7y ago
Wouldn't iOS and Android builds that have a switch to only allow inbound calls from numbers in contacts effectively end robocalls to most cellphones?
This idea doesn't work for landlines, of course.
For legitimate new callers, they'd be shunted just once.
- ggggtez 7y agoAnd... what if you don't have a smart phone? Did you forget that there are other kinds of cellphones too? The issue is that the telephone system basically has no security/privacy/abuse defense mechanisms, and phone companies have done nearly nothing to fix that in the last 100 years. Well, unless your scam is stealing from the phone company (ala phreakers). Then maybe they'd try to fix it.
- fossuser 7y agoYes - iOS 13 finally adds this and I can confirm it works great. Some additional features I'd like to see: - Allow repeated calls through the second time - Allow apps to pass the filter somehow (uber, door dash etc.) or make it easily to temporarily disable for 10min. Even without these features it's by far the best solution. The blacklists never worked well and were just hacks.
- willis936 7y agoAnd if they spoof a number that’s on your contacts list? A false sense of security is not the same thing as security. The solution is action by the network providers.