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I searched for the law. They need a photo id for a new phone number to reduce phone scams. I think it is good.

stri8ed 7y ago
Spammers don't use cell phones to make their calls. Most often they just spoof calls using random peoples phone numbers. This would have no effect on spam calls. (I assume you mean phone-spam when you say phone scam?) Not to be paranoid, but you really created a HN account just to add this comment?
- throw476543 7y ago
  I’m not the person you asked, but I create throwaway accounts when commenting on sensitive topics so I don’t get harassed irl and since you can’t delete accounts on HN.
EpicEng 7y ago
Oh, look; a brand spanking new HN account backing China on this one! Yes, why would it be bad news for an authoritarian government to strengthen its hold on its people. Those spam calls are so annoying! BTW, those spammers aren't sitting there on cell phones making calls.
- dang 7y ago
  You can't attack a new user like that, regardless of how strongly you disagree with them. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here. The damage of punishing someone innocent is orders of magnitude greater than the benefit (or pleasure) of scourging villains, so please err on the side of being a welcoming community member. The last thing HN needs is to stew in its own juices with "Keep Out" signs nailed to the clubhouse everywhere.
  - EpicEng 7y ago
    Fair enough
  - PavlovsCat 7y ago
    > The damage of punishing someone innocent is orders of magnitude greater than the benefit (or pleasure) of scourging villains Ohh, "orders of magnitude", how very fucking scientific. And then you turn on your mind-reading device and claim stuff like > The problem with bringing such links into arguments like this is that no one does so for reasons of intellectual interest. For example, in this case, people aren't actually interested in the plight of the Uighurs. Rather, it's convenient ammunition for justifying pre-existing political and national feelings. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17763554 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17763554

Spammers don't use cell phones to make their calls. Most often they just spoof calls using random peoples phone numbers. This would have no effect on spam calls. (I assume you mean phone-spam when you say phone scam?) Not to be paranoid, but you really created a HN account just to add this comment?

throw476543 7y ago
I’m not the person you asked, but I create throwaway accounts when commenting on sensitive topics so I don’t get harassed irl and since you can’t delete accounts on HN.

EpicEng 7y ago

Oh, look; a brand spanking new HN account backing China on this one! Yes, why would it be bad news for an authoritarian government to strengthen its hold on its people. Those spam calls are so annoying! BTW, those spammers aren't sitting there on cell phones making calls.

dang 7y ago
You can't attack a new user like that, regardless of how strongly you disagree with them. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules when posting here. The damage of punishing someone innocent is orders of magnitude greater than the benefit (or pleasure) of scourging villains, so please err on the side of being a welcoming community member. The last thing HN needs is to stew in its own juices with "Keep Out" signs nailed to the clubhouse everywhere.
- EpicEng 7y ago
  Fair enough
- PavlovsCat 7y ago
  > The damage of punishing someone innocent is orders of magnitude greater than the benefit (or pleasure) of scourging villains Ohh, "orders of magnitude", how very fucking scientific. And then you turn on your mind-reading device and claim stuff like > The problem with bringing such links into arguments like this is that no one does so for reasons of intellectual interest. For example, in this case, people aren't actually interested in the plight of the Uighurs. Rather, it's convenient ammunition for justifying pre-existing political and national feelings. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17763554 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17763554