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The vast majority of phone calls I receive are spam calls by people/robocallers which I did not give my phone number to, but apparently someone else did. I don'
by loveistheanswer 6y ago
The vast majority of phone calls I receive are spam calls by people/robocallers which I did not give my phone number to, but apparently someone else did. I don't want people sharing my phone number with random other people
- crazygringo 6y agoNobody had to give them your phone number. They just dial numbers at random. Phone numbers aren't sparsely distributed. There are entire area codes that are essentially fully utilized.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoI thought that the new challenge-response systems between providers (shaken-stir?) was supposed to take 99.9% of this. I guess I'm off to see if they have actually fully implemented it between providers. Edit: looks like summer is the mandated time. From: wikipedia article on Stir/Shaken As of 2019, SHAKEN/STIR is a major ongoing effort in the United States, which is suffering an "epidemic" of robocalls.[1] Both the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and the Federal Communications Commission are requiring use of the protocols by June 30, 2021.[2][3]