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They need to ban the software and equipment that let's them make the calls.
by iancmceachern 3y ago
They need to ban the software and equipment that let's them make the calls.
- AgentOrange1234 3y agoI don't see how that would work? Isn't this all general purpose stuff at this point?
- iancmceachern 3y agoThe ingredients to make an explosive are too, but we've made that illegal, I think we can figure out something
- criddell 3y agoIt would be nice if we could hold the carriers responsible. If they have to start paying penalties from allowing spammers on their network, things might change.
- viraptor 3y agoSoftware which allows robocalls is ~10 lines of code these days. You can't ban that idea. You can create your own in under an hour if you've dealt with VoIP systems before.
- iancmceachern 3y agoMaking an explosive device or 3d printing a gun is similarly easy, but illegal
- iancmceachern 3y agoLock picks are just some metal wire, but are illegal unless your a locksmith to carry around.
- viraptor 3y agoQuite a few issues with this comparison: That's heavily dependent on location and usually requires the intent as well. I'm not a locksmith and have a set. They're also quite a bit more involved than a metal wire - you're not making your own quickly. Then there's multiple use. There's no/minimal difference between a script doing automated support callbacks and spam calls. You take a list of numbers, dial and connect the other end, handle hangups, do some reporting on connection success/failure. The completely isolated "other end" is either a person or an automated message or a combination of both. There's really no reason to deal with any code here specifically, rather than just making the result illegal and enforcing that.
- iancmceachern 3y agoWhich is what they do with lock picks, no?