FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service (reclaimthenet.org)
from cm0002@mander.xyz to privacy@lemmy.ca on 10 May 03:27
https://mander.xyz/post/51759019

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01189998819991197253@infosec.pub on 10 May 07:32 collapse

The stated goal is stopping robocalls.

None of these robocalls are done with real numbers. Their spoofed numbers, and it’s stupid easy to do with the current infrastructure, and no amount of ID verification is going to stop that. Let’s call it what it is: tracking and control over citizens.