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I do not agree with these practices. However, I do think there is room for protocols that verify phone numbers in a way. The spam and fraudulent calls that peo
by hashstring 3y ago
I do not agree with these practices.
However, I do think there is room for protocols that verify phone numbers in a way. The spam and fraudulent calls that people receive and are hard to distinguish from “good” calls is a problem that deserves more attention.
- wuiheerfoj 3y agoThis would be a nice use case but the reality is everyone still gets a boatload of scam calls, so these companies are farming the data and using it against us instead of for us
- hashstring 3y agoYes, exactly, as expected.
- flangola7 3y ago> This would be a nice use case but the reality is everyone still gets a boatload of scam calls Scam calls are almost unheard of in Europe. Why is it such a problem in the US?
- wuiheerfoj 3y agoI’m in Europe and get plenty of spam calls
- calgoo 3y agoI get a bunch of scam sms messages and calls from scam financial firms here in Spain. That’s ignoring all the local spam calls from every phone provider and insurance company here.
- rnk 3y agoPhone numbers have some value as a verification endpoint, but because it's so easy to steal people's mobile phone numbers via Sim jacking, calling the phone company and saying Hi. I'm xyz and I have a new SIM card and please transfer my number to me, it happens all the time, mobile phone numbers are not safe for this purpose.