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Some sort of proper identification system for phone numbers (so that you get a browser-style "green" light when the source is "verified") or, at the risk of sou
by petercooper 12y ago
Some sort of proper identification system for phone numbers (so that you get a browser-style "green" light when the source is "verified") or, at the risk of sounding harsh, ensure vulnerable people's phones only accept calls from whitelisted numbers (or at the very least, numbers that are geographically located and have a traceable location).
- mcintyre1994 12y agoThis could be a really neat idea. If they don't already, I wonder if Google would consider verifying business phone numbers optionally. Android's caller ID powered by that database is awesome but if they had verification they could potentially make a real difference here. It definitely seems backward that we apply more verification to a company's Twitter account than phone number.
- natdempk 12y agoThe problem with this is that unless you can figure out a scheme to stop numbers being faked, this isn't possible with current telephone equipment.
- _mulder_ 12y agoThat could really work, especially as most frauds like this are performed using PAYG mobile SIMS, however, they're more likely to exploit it with a 'number unknown' similar to what we have today with Caller ID. This could work really well, and be easy to implement, with a VoIP service too.