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The other thing I try to understand but just can't is how Telco providers can be so incompetent in effectively stopping scam texts. First of, texts are not enc
by axelthegerman 3y ago
The other thing I try to understand but just can't is how Telco providers can be so incompetent in effectively stopping scam texts.
First of, texts are not encrypted and they can see ALL communication.
On the other hand the US forces me, using Twilio for SMS automation, to sign up "campaigns" with "Sample messages" if maybe all I want to do is building a personal assistant with text commands. My messages will get hit with fees for non compliance, or end up silently blocked without any visibility.
Then there are these scammers sending the same or very similar messages to millions of people, pretending to be the same 50 companies (national banks, shipping companies, cell phone carriers) - how about these $bigcorp register their "campaigns" to combat scams and they'll leave me alone (one number sending texts to always the same one or handful of numbers).
... Oh wait I figured it out! Telco don't care, they enjoy inflated traffic numbers in their network and charge for it - why would they stop it