Can someone explain why it’s so easy to spoof caller ID? And can someone else explain why spoofing caller ID isn’t a felony worthy of life imprisonment?
Calling a real estate robocaller back
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#42I want a phone service that automatically charges the caller a small amount ($1-$2). I can waive the charger for known numbers. Each time an unknown caller calls, I get an SMS right after the call to waive the charge for this and all subsequent calls or to proceed with the charge.
Or just a feature to whitelist numbers, block all others.
I've gotten some helpful calls from neighbors though whose number I didn't have saved.
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#43Forgive me for being out of the loop here, but why is it so hard to make this business unprofitable and easily trackable? For any kind of contracted relations as mentioned in the article (automatic call centers etc), the law enforcement can get a trace. For off-the-shelf temporary SIM cards, make them rate limited and block them when a complaint is filed. Is there something I'm missing here? Given the numbers, this s…
Foreign telecoms make good money looking the other way on spam. They mix in enough legitimate users that the rest of the world can't just block them without, e.g., also blocking the entire Indian subcontinent.
We may get there. It'll probably take the form of deploying STIR/SHAKEN on the US side and making engagement with anyone who doesn't implement it purely opt-in.
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#44Can someone explain why it’s so easy to spoof caller ID? And can someone else explain why spoofing caller ID isn’t a felony worthy of life imprisonment?
The telephony protocol permits owners of a local telephone exchange (any setting with many internal phones) to display a chosen number in the caller-id field. The intent was that outgoing calls would appear to come from the general number of the organization, rather than the individual who actually placed the outgoing call. Unfortunately, when this was designed, no thought was given to the possibility of (now widespread) abuse. One cannot completely blame the original designers: when they did their work, telephony was essentially a closed system controlled by a handful of large telephony companies. The rise of using the internet as a transport medium was not something they could have anticipated: there was no internet back then!
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#45I'm seriously contemplating cancelling my cell plan. The annoyance I get from robocalls spam (plus monthly cost) is far greater than the utility. Relatives and close friends can always send messages through other services
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#46There's an idea for a dystopian comedy skit somewhere in this: > Will’s so busy leaving messages all over town that he never answers the phone when you call him back...Sometimes calls were forwarded to a host of people who went by “Pat.” They said they worked for PATLive, an answering service firm that takes calls for businesses when they’re busy or closed. Pats were taking messages for “Steven’s Office” in Alexandri…
"What, your name's not Pat?" "No, it's Michael." "That's going to cause a little confusion."
I just re-read this skit yesterday! Ha ha. "Rule number six: there is NO rule number six..."
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#47does everyone has a subscription to Philly? I've never been to the site and wants me to pay to read 1 article
I was able to see the article without any issue. There was a banner telling me I should subscribe, but that was it.
Changing to Firefox worked. It seems Philly is able to work around privacy mode in Safari.
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#48Can someone explain why it’s so easy to spoof caller ID? And can someone else explain why spoofing caller ID isn’t a felony worthy of life imprisonment?
You are probably banned in Google, so there is link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caller_ID_spoofing
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#49There is an effort underway to end spoofing. It is called Caller ID Authentication. See
https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication
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#50I want a phone service that automatically charges the caller a small amount ($1-$2). I can waive the charger for known numbers. Each time an unknown caller calls, I get an SMS right after the call to waive the charge for this and all subsequent calls or to proceed with the charge.
We see that every once in a while with email, where someone decided to sign up for an email list but also wants to charge $1-2 for "unsolicited" delivery.
Just set your phone on permanent DND w/ exceptions. It's literally the same thing, except you're not going through annoying contortions to "stick it to" someone that is probably a robot...