Nuisance & Spam
Legal Shenanigans from Insurance Companies Shows Why the USA Is Incapable of Reducing Nuisance Calls
Some of the scummiest abusers of telemarketing have hired expensive lawyers to argue their unwanted robocalls and robotexts are protected by the constitutional right to free speech.
5 Ways That Brazil’s STIR/SHAKEN Is Different
Brazil has begun testing its approach to validating telemarketing calls but the STIR/SHAKEN lobbyists who act on behalf of US businesses do not want to talk about it. These are the reasons why.
10 Takeaways from Big UK Consumer Survey of Suspicious Calls and Messages
Never mind pet theories about nuisance calls and messages; Ofcom commissioned a survey of the recent experience of 2,202 Brits.
Handset Delays Impact Call Validation in Brazil
Anatel, the Brazilian comms regulator, wants Google and Apple to change smartphone operating systems.
Global STIR/SHAKEN Advocate Admits the Real Motive Was to Force Capex Spending on IP Networks
Regulators were told that the goal was consumer protection when the real objective was profit.
New Singapore Law Has 5-Year Prison Sentence for Selling SIMs; All Users Can Block Inbound International Calls
Consumers will also be able to block international SMS messages in future.
Global STIR/SHAKEN Is Dead; What Comes Next?
The UK regulator has killed any prospect of US anti-spoofing protocols gaining universal traction. We need international anti-scam strategies that focus on the basics.
UK Invites the One Consortium to Global Fraud Summit; Belgian Regulator Joins Program to Harmonize Call Validation
The progress this new group has made with aligning controls to combat spam and scams has accelerated in 2024.
Yet More Disinformation Spread about STIR/SHAKEN and the UK
Spot the difference between an English and a French article written by the same author, and both published after the UK regulator rejected the US standards for call validation.
Deutsche Telekom Refused 90 US Traceback Requests
No other major telco declined so many requests for information about seemingly illegal calls.
UK Rejects STIR/SHAKEN; US Plan to Control Global Caller ID Now Dead
Respondents to a public consultation identified such severe flaws with the anti-spoofing protocols that the UK regulator had to abandon its previous support.
Three Human-Trafficking Telecom Scam Warlords Deported to China from Myanmar
Gangsters who controlled parts of Myanmar and who forced thousands to work in scam compounds are being defeated on the battlefield.
The Commsrisk Global Fraud Dashboard
Our Global Fraud Dashboard uses AI-powered search to collate, update and visualize data about scams and other network abuses from around the world. New charts are added each month. See it here.
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