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At this point, we should really throw away the current phone system and use an authenticated model. There should also be laws forcing the phone companies to not
by yalogin 7y ago
At this point, we should really throw away the current phone system and use an authenticated model. There should also be laws forcing the phone companies to not allow this. I get at least 2 spam/scam calls a day and there is no hope that it will reduce.
- kccqzy 7y agoThere are anti-spoofing requirements for carriers. The TRACED Act requires carriers to implement voice call authentication which should make spoofing caller IDs impossible. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151 Last time I checked, carriers have until June 2021 to implement it. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/ajit-pai-follows-congress-instructions-requires-new-anti-robocall-tech/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/ajit-pai-follows...
- jlgaddis 7y agoActually, there is a (small) bit of hope: SHAKEN/STIR [0]! > STIR/SHAKEN, or SHAKEN/STIR, is a suite of protocols and procedures intended to combat caller ID spoofing on public telephone networks. > ... > As of 2019, SHAKEN/STIR is a major ongoing effort in the United States, which is suffering an "epidemic" of robocalls. The Federal Communications Commission is requiring use of the protocols by June 2021. --- [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STIR/SHAKEN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STIR/SHAKEN