Tag: robocall
Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor Opposes Replacing 0303 Telemarketing Prefix with STIR/SHAKEN
Anatel, the Brazilian telecoms regulator, upset consumer protection bodies by flip-flopping on a rule that forced telemarketing calls to use the 0303 range.
US Law to Bully Foreign Nations into Adopting STIR/SHAKEN Progresses through Senate
Have you heard of the Foreign Robocall Elimination Act? If passed into law, America's Sheriffs will impose their version of law and order on your country.
These Graphs Show the UK Is Better at Reducing Unwanted Calls than the USA
Josh Bercu of USTelecom epitomizes one of the worst faults of the US comms sector: the selective use of data to exaggerate the effectiveness of consumer protection policies.
31% of Americans Say They Get a Scam Call Every Day
Pew has conducted a new survey of 9,397 adults that indicates phone scams are much worse than US industry insiders have been claiming.
Will Right-Wing Media Drive the Reform of the US Anti-Scam Strategy?
The CEO of Telnyx told readers of The Daily Caller that the FCC had applied an 'abusive' interpretation of its powers.
Rise in US Complaints about Robocalls and other News from the Global Fraud Dashboard
Those seeking truth should begin by examining data.
US Scam Robocalls Up 55%; STIR/SHAKEN Down 6.5%
Per YouMail's statistics, scam calls to Americans have risen 55% since December. It was inevitable that crooks would learn how to work around STIR/SHAKEN.
Indian Regulator Demands More Phone Honeypots; Toughens Controls on Spam and Scams
Telcos are obliged to implement a raft of additional protections against spam and scams per TRAI's new rules on unsolicited communications.
‘Wrongful’ Proposed $4.5mn Robocall Fine Slammed by Telnyx CEO; Vows to Fight over KYC
Employees of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) received scam calls that claimed to be from the FCC's Fraud Prevention Team.
FCC Withheld Data from 2024 Robocall Report to US Government
The US Federal Communications Commission is too politicized to be trustworthy.
Will VESPER Solve the STIR/SHAKEN Problem with Garbage In, Garbage Out?
After admitting STIR/SHAKEN can be undermined by attaching signatures to calls that have not been validated, some of its architects are proposing a new method that connects signatures to the right to use an originating party's name or brand.
Once More Unto the Breach
A marketing firm boasted about displaying adverts that match what was said in private calls, the Indian regulator wants to reduce P2P spam by hiking prices for heavy users, there was another mass deportation of suspected scammers from Myanmar to China, and a scoundrel attempted to make contact.
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