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Yes, there are lots of solutions if there is a genuine attempt to solve the problem and not just dance around it. Political calls and texts should absolutely b
by brk 4y ago
Yes, there are lots of solutions if there is a genuine attempt to solve the problem and not just dance around it.
Political calls and texts should absolutely be blockable by users if they so choose.
Cost-based calling may not be practical, IMO. I look at the amount of junk mail I get from the USPS and I am not sure a "sender pays" approach would result in a meaningful reduction with a cost structure that didn't also impact regular users. A rate-limiting approach on call origination could work, but in the end I still think that a simple that gives the users control to block unwanted calls/texts, coupled with an origination source validation would solve most of the problem. There is nothing preventing us from capturing and passing accurate call origination data.
- godelski 4y agoJust an FYI, FTC has a signup for junk mail just like they do for phone calls. I just do the prescreen one and the only junk I get now is for previous tenants. Unfortunately I don't know how to solve that one. https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-stop-junk-mail https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-stop-junk-mail
- thewebcount 4y agoUgh. That's an awful solution. In order to not be spammed and have your privacy invaded, you have to submit information about yourself to the bad actors in the first place. Plus you have to pay them for the privilege of not harassing you, and on top of it, they only stop for 10 years and then you have to do it all over again. It's fucking ridiculous. This is not a real solution.
- godelski 4y agoIt is awful, but they already are buying that information tbh. So I'm not sure there's an information gain through this. I don't do the paid service (which is $2... come on...) and my spam (phone and mail) is significantly reduced. It's not a perfect solution, but it is a real solution.