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The Federal Communications Commission announced today the Commission will release robocall and telemarketing consumer complaint data weekly to help developers build and improve "do-not-disturb" technologies that allow consumers to block or filter unwanted calls and texts. The data, including originating phone numbers of telemarketers and automated robocalls, will be released and available on the FCC's Consumer Help Center's website.
"Consumers want and deserve effective tools to empower them to choose the calls and texts they receive. This data will help improve do-not-disturb technologies so they can provide the best service for consumers," said Alison Kutler, chief of the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, which manages consumer complaints. "As we encourage providers to offer these services, and as the Commission recently made clear that there are no legal barriers to doing so, we continue to look for ways to help facilitate important consumer tools."
(Score: 1) by Francis on Sunday October 25 2015, @08:36AM
The problem I get is that there's no consequences for the phone company to allow people to spoof their phone number. I once got a phone call from "Rachel from Cardholder services" claiming to be from the same phone number that I was picking up.
Call block lists are meaningless if the phone company is going to allow people to spoof whatever number they like. And even where they do exist, you typically have a limited number of numbers you can list and a rather inconvenient method of changing them.