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> If the will was really there I'm pretty sure this problem could be tackled. Probably, but not with any of your proposed methods. I have talked with some SMS
by jeltz 4y ago
> If the will was really there I'm pretty sure this problem could be tackled.
Probably, but not with any of your proposed methods. I have talked with some SMS spammers and none of what you proposed would affect them. And for SMS spammers these inconveniences are a much bigger part of the cost of doing operations than for a company which needs to have employees in a call center. They have to spend a lot of money on buying new SIM cards as old ones get blocked.
- jacquesm 4y agoSMS spammers could be tackled with a couple of regexps if the will was there. The fact that these scams still work is a sign to me that there simply is no will to tackle any of this at the telco level. They know exactly what is going on.
- bbbbb5 4y agoLots of telcos are doing exactly this, doesn't really work very well. The spammers just switch to more generic messages you can't realistically filter out.
- supertrope 4y agoThere is already keyword filtering. Try using the word "election" in SMS at a certain time of year. A certain US political party complained about this. E2EE is not compatible with content based filtering.