FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]

Post by 7ewis » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 9:55 PM UTC

zubi wrote: post #21

For those who don't live in the US, this entertaining video by John Oliver might give some context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO0iG_P0P6M

Post by pathseeker » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 9:57 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #52

hirundo wrote: post #36

90% of my phone calls are from the same outfit informing me that this is my last chance to renew the extended warranty on my car. Based on my call history that recording is officially my best friend. And a very forgiving one given that it has been my last chance hundreds of times over the past several years. I hope this regulation won't interfere with our relationship.

> the same outfit informing me that this is my last chance to renew the extended warranty on my car I get this too. Which is great, my being a New Yorker who hasn’t had a driver’s license for close to a decade.

Post by mumblemumble » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 10:00 PM UTC

pathseeker wrote: post #74

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the same outfit informing me that this is my last chance to renew the extended warranty on my car I get this too. Which is great, my being a New Yorker who hasn’t had a driver’s license for close to a decade.

What do you use for an ID? Passport card? State issued ID?

Post by octocop » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 10:01 PM UTC

reaperducer wrote: post #68

Negitivefrags wrote: post #31

Why is this problem unique to the USA? I'm not saying I never get spam calls, but I certainly have to scroll back quite a bit in my phone call history to see the last one. Also, on the rare occasion I do get a spam call it's always from some random international country like South Sudan or Oman that I would never expect a phone call from. What makes this problem uniquely hard to solve for the USA as opposed to anywhe…

Why is this problem unique to the USA? Every time this topic comes up on HN, someone asks that same question. Then there's a bunch of responses that are lots of suppositions. Then several people from small European countries chime in saying they've never had a spam call. Then a bunch of Europeans from large countries show up saying they get spam calls, too, and it's not just an American thing. "Why is this problem un…

Post by kube-system » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 10:02 PM UTC

thomasfortes wrote: post #50

throwaway894345 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What solutions does Europe, etc have that the US doesn't? Genuine question.

Don't know about Europe, in Brazil spam calls are common but you can register your number in a consumer protection organ to say that you do not want unwanted commercial calls and if you keep receiving them the companies can be fined, for me it works "ok", there still companies that don't give a shit but at least the amount of calls I receive was reduced a lot...