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They don't have to block anything. Just make sure that any caller id number is validated and registered to the company making calls. I shouldn't be receiving ca
by jjeaff 7y ago
They don't have to block anything. Just make sure that any caller id number is validated and registered to the company making calls. I shouldn't be receiving calls from local numbers that are actually Indian call centers threatening that the police are on their way unless I pay my IRS bill with iTunes gift cards.
Services like twilio avoid this easily by simply requiring me to purchase the callback number or at least validate that I have control of the callback number I want to use.
- markovbot 7y agoAs I understand it, there is no way to validate caller ID when it comes from another carrier. They're testing STIR/SHAKEN which supposedly fixed this, although I'm unclear on how long that will really take to roll out and actually be turned. I'm also unsure how well it will actually work, I haven't looked at how it will be implemented.
- righteous 7y agoIt could even be simpler than that. We simply require each outbound phone call deposit $1 in escrow. After 60 days, if there’s no claims the money is returned. Whenever someone gets a spam call, they can *69 it to mark as spam. That escrow dólar is then split between the consumer and the carrier. Consumers who are heavily spammed are incentivized to report it. We just need to make spam calling unprofitable to solve the issue.