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This is only valid if it’s a US company and many of these are originating outside of the US. Many shady companies outside of the us simply ignore the fines.
by spencerf 5y ago
This is only valid if it’s a US company and many of these are originating outside of the US. Many shady companies outside of the us simply ignore the fines.
- hedora 5y agoSimple solution: The fine is payable, link by link, to the next person in the chain by the party that forwarded the message. So the phone company can pay the subscriber the $10,000, and collect it from whoever they got the text from. I guarantee you spoofing would be solved immediately if this change to the law was scheduled for 12 months from now.
- mcv 5y agoBanning foreign calls/texts that spoof local numbers sounds like a really easy and obvious thing to do.
- technothrasher 5y agoAll the big companies that outsource customer support overseas but want an in-country caller ID wouldn't let that happen.
- somehnacct3757 5y agoSolve two problems at once, if you ask me