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Something like HTTPS but for phone calls could be great, so when you recieve a call, your phone could show that this is actually from whoever is claiming it's f
by yonatan8070 2y ago
Something like HTTPS but for phone calls could be great, so when you recieve a call, your phone could show that this is actually from whoever is claiming it's from.
I have no idea about phone systems so this mighy be out of touch
- kmoser 2y agoThis won't work since Caller ID is too easy to spoof.
- ranger_danger 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STIR/SHAKEN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STIR/SHAKEN
- meepmorp 2y ago> The Federal Communications Commission requires use of the protocols by June 30, 2021 Well, then, looks like the problem was solved nearly three years ago!
- Scion9066 2y agoIt probably needs to be transmitted in parallel, out of band, rather than trying to integrate it into the existing phone system. That's how Google's Verified Calls thing they were touting a few years ago worked to give you context about a call by having the company placing the call relay data through Google and to an Android device's phone app with additional info like the reason for the call.
- pridkett 2y agoThis is what STIR/SHAKEN is supposed to do. Your phone and carrier in the US probably support it, but it’s not obvious. On iPhones there will be a little check mark under the number for inbound calls on your recent call list. This doesn’t carry over to things like voicemail however - where the check isn’t shown. This model also doesn’t work for businesses that route all outgoing calls through one number, as that is essentially caller ID spoofing.
- yonatan8070 2y agoI'm neither from the US, nor an iOS user, I don't think I ever saw a checkmark when recieving a call. The Google dialer does ask me whether unknown callers were businesses and try to ID businesses that enough people report