Let’s Destroy Robocalls

Re:Let’s Destroy Robocalls by silvestrov on Monday March 04, 2019 @04:54PM (#19305978)

Denmark: almost all (cold) sales calls are forbidden by law.

Exceptions are sales of books, newspapers, insurance, and research (e.g. Gallup). There is also a "do not call" list that blocks all such calls.

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Re:Let’s Destroy Robocalls by Scoundreller on Monday March 04, 2019 @05:48PM (#19306448)

The exclusions sound... arbitrary?

I get the research exemption, and i’m Happy about a politics exemption, but why books, newspapers and insurance?

Why not bicycles or theatre or education?

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Re:Let’s Destroy Robocalls by flemming_geir on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @05:10AM (#19309507)

Probably just grandfathered in. I'm guessing at the time of legislation, these things were commonly sold via cold sales calls.

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