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

Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by larrywright on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @08:10PM (#22744258)

The thing this will address is certain classes of scams that rely on spoofing a specific area code. The infamous “Windows support” calls, which generally spoof a Redmond, WA area code. The IRS/FBI/Immigration scam calls that spoof Washington DC area codes. These are scams which defraud people of huge sums of money every year, mostly the elderly and immigrants.

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by noahtallen on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:04PM (#22744618)

Most of my spam calls originate from a number close to my area code. Now that I live on the other side of the country, it’s easy to tell when I’m getting a spam call from where I first got my number

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by kristofferR on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:36AM (#22746293)

Do people generally know area codes other than their own area?

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Re:FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by ... by larrywright on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:32PM (#22752696)

At least on my iPhone, for numbers that aren’t in my contacts, it shows the location under the number. I’m assuming based on area code. So it will say Redmond, WA right on the screen.

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