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> AND force operators to filter out scams attempts. How do you expect that to be implemented without requiring them to read everyone's texts (requiring either
by gs17 2y ago
> AND force operators to filter out scams attempts.
How do you expect that to be implemented without requiring them to read everyone's texts (requiring either no encryption or a backdoor) and judge their worthiness?
- prmoustache 2y agoIf you have a mecanism that allow users to report scammers you could automatically ban callers/senders that are reported by a sufficiently large number of persons very quickly.
- jpc0 2y agoThis works great for e-mail... Actually... Doesn't it now take a significant amount of effort to get a valid company e-mail whitelisted by the incumbents exactly because of this and yet I have received multiple emails today about diplomatic correspondence...
- obrix 2y ago... and create a new opportunity to do a denial-of-service attack on any person by reporting her phone number as a source of unwanted calls. If the reporting happens via a web page this DOS attack can be automated and sold as a service.
- kelnos 2y agoAren't they already doing this, for SMS/MMS, at least?