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If this was an option available to every consumer I suspect uptake would be closer to 50% or more. It would look a lot more like Apple's privacy features than
by lamontcg 4y ago
If this was an option available to every consumer I suspect uptake would be closer to 50% or more. It would look a lot more like Apple's privacy features than some bespoke setting that I'm the only person in the world who cares about it. And this is probably what you're actually afraid of for some reason.
- kube-system 4y agoI don't doubt that, I'm sure 50% of people will check the option thinking it'll just block spam. The problem is that blocking robocalls entirely would block legitimate calls that they're not aware of until it'll cause pain and frustration down the line. Most people do want fraud notifications from their bank, notifications from their utilities about maintenance, notifications that their kid's school is closed today, a call back from customer service when they ask for one, etc. But nobody would think or even have the ability to know about this when checking your "block all robocalls" option, and now you have created a new problem. If you give people a footgun, they will use it, and they will blame whoever came up with the idea. This is why nobody will do what you are asking.