The Actual Wolf of Wallstreet Cold Call Script

Re:The Actual Wolf of Wallstreet Cold Call Script by XorNot on Tuesday August 06, 2024 @11:31PM (#41178004)

My opinion in recent years is that, completely by accident, we made the internet more secure then the phone system.

On the internet we have - for it's faults - the DNS and X.509 certificate systems. When I go to my bank's website, I know it's my bank.

We desperately need telecommunications to implement the same thing - i.e. businesses must present a valid cryptographic certificate which ties back to their registration number when using the phone system.

At the very least, so someone claiming to be a business would have a clear "invalid certificate" message displayed on the receiver.

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Re:The Actual Wolf of Wallstreet Cold Call Script by CoastalCoder on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @09:43AM (#41181406)

Could individuals implement this on top of the current phone system?

E.g., each call starts with an attempted modem conversation to validate certificates, keys, etc.

And then the call is forwarded to the recipient's actual phone depending on rules related to that first step.

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