Tag: robocall
Calls with STIR/SHAKEN C-Attestation Now 5 Times More Likely to Be Robocalls than Unsigned Calls
The centerpiece for the US strategy to reduce robocalls has been corrupted to a mind-blowing extent.
US Hypocrisy on International Cooperation Shown in FCC Vote to Impose STIR/SHAKEN on Foreign Calls
The FCC's Commissioners ignored facts presented by US telcos because they conflict with myths about American exceptionalism.
New Callback Scam Is Based on Misleading Voicemails
This fraud will be difficult to detect because it challenges assumptions about how fraudsters work, even though it relies on an old psychological ploy.
US Says No Need for Telcos to Pay $3.3mn Illegal Robocall Penalty If They Cannot Afford It
What is the point of calculating a hefty nominal punishment if it can be neutralized by showing an empty bank statement?
Another Bad US Proposal Wants More Punishment for Telcos Instead of Punishing Robocallers
The FCC wastes time on bad data from biased lobbyists when the universal answer to crime is to punish the criminals responsible.
Expert Describes STIR/SHAKEN for Smaller Canadian Telcos as a ‘Kafkaesque Nightmare’
Matthew Gamble of the Internet Society Canada Chapter published the full text of his damning presentation at RAG New Orleans.
Arkansas Anti-Robocall Law Shows Why Other Countries Do Not Want to Help the USA
A country cannot make rules for others if it cannot agree consistent rules within its own borders.
Why Ireland’s New Nuisance Communications Industry Taskforce Should Have Included Fraud Managers
You need engineers to win a war, but you also need generals with the experience and determination to take the fight to your enemies.
New Data Shows Big Flaw in STIR/SHAKEN Is Now Even Worse
US calls with B or C grade authentication are three times more likely to be nuisance robocalls than calls with no authentication.
More Fun and Craziness from the Second Phase of the US Consultation on Making Foreigners Do STIR/SHAKEN
The politics surrounding the US protocol for authenticating the origin of calls is such a mess that it has become highly entertaining.
‘Foreign Evil Actors’ vs Network ‘Sanctity’: Fevered Response to Latest US Robocall Consultation
The US telecoms industry desperately needs to make friends as well as issuing threats.
The Senior Politician Convicted of Robocalling (and Why It Matters)
A graduate of one of the USA's most prestigious law schools learned that not every country has weak rules about robocall spam.
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