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Re:The FCC has fined robocallers $208M and collected $7k by GrinningFool on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:40PM (#19514591)
The problem with that is that it also wastes your time...
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Re:The FCC has fined robocallers $208M and collected $7k by michaelmrose on Thursday March 28, 2019 @01:54PM (#19514750)
In theory this could actually be done by a robot on your behalf that pretends to be a human being. In theory this could even be a service that you transfer the caller to silently. Want to write this so I can subscribe?
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Re:The FCC has fined robocallers $208M and collected $7k by MockObject on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:22PM (#19515035)
Glad you asked!

https://jollyrogertelephone.com/

Unfortunately, I find these spammers have gotten wise to this, and I haven't been able to snag them in a year or so.

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Re:The FCC has fined robocallers $208M and collected $7k by jenseng on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:20PM (#19515010)
Someone built one a couple years ago: https://gizmodo.com/todays-hero-made-an-ai-that-annoys-telem...
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Re:The FCC has fined robocallers $208M and collected $7k by ada1981 on Thursday March 28, 2019 @02:48PM (#19515267)
Only if you value your time at something greater than $0!
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