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I think this is mostly a PR gimmick as I don't think much of the money is collectible. I would think it should not be all that difficult for telephone companie
by pasttense01 3y ago
I think this is mostly a PR gimmick as I don't think much of the money is collectible.
I would think it should not be all that difficult for telephone companies to implement spam blocking measures: so why isn't this happening?
- insanitybit 3y agoI don't know if it's still the case but Verizon used to charge you to block spam calls - so if you didn't pay and they knew you were being called by a spam number, they would still let it go through. Absolutely insane. It was something like $4 a month.
- scns 3y agoThey should be fined too. Trying to rip off their customers instead of protecting them.
- lolinder 3y agoSee my other comment. The FCC is claiming to have finally done that, instructing providers to completely cut off this operator. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37000227 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37000227
- 6DM 3y agoThis is very similar to advice on the internet given to people, "Just block the number that you got a spam call from." Unfortunately, spam calls come from a new random number every time, ensuring that blocking the number doesn't work. Also, the number is spoofed, I even got a call from my own number once. My understanding is they can easily just setup a new route/new ip/new account and start making calls again.
- lolinder 3y agoThis would be less like setting up a new IP address and more like setting up a whole new AS. Sure, it can be done, but it costs the scammer a lot more than a simple blocked number.
- 6DM 3y agoThat’s good to hear, but it’s disappointing how little of an impact these big take downs seem to have.