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If you were to do this, you would block millions of valid phone numbers. The "we've been trying to reach you about your vehicle's extended warranty" spammers s
by thrower123 5y ago
If you were to do this, you would block millions of valid phone numbers. The "we've been trying to reach you about your vehicle's extended warranty" spammers spoof numbers in your local area code, and if you call back, you get extremely confused elderly people and small businesses.
- petee 5y agoThe block would be at the source, not the spoofed number. The calls originate from somewhere, and that can be identified. But the current system has people blocking those spoofed numbers, so its effectively doing that now. Google phones give you a fast button to just block the number, despite knowing its likely spoofed.
- lolinder 5y agoI don't think they're proposing blocking numbers, I think they're proposing tracing the actual origin of the calls and blocking that. The number that shows up on caller ID is completely meaningless in the face of bad actors.