FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021 [pdf]

Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by StavrosK on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @07:50PM (#22744115)

Greek, why would they speak English? They're usually phone companies offering discounts.

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by pkaye on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:27PM (#22744372)

In the US we get a fair amount of spam calls originating from India. So an english speaking country would be their target.

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by StavrosK on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:29PM (#22744385)

Hmm, I see. What are they selling?

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by pkaye on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:44PM (#22744479)

I think mostly IT scams or falsely representing a tax agency. But these days I mostly get automated calls. I have a way around those which is when I answer a call, I don't speak until the other side says hello. Automated calls just assume the line is dead and hangup. I think these automated called are used by the spammers to identify live numbers a flurry of real call will follow up in a few days.

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by StavrosK on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:47PM (#22744505)

That sounds really annoying, I can't imagine being bothered by spam calls multiple times a week.

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