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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday November 07 2018, @02:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the believe-it-when-you-see-it dept.

https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/06/fcc-caller-id-authentication-2019/

Even if you don't agree with Ajit Pai's stance on some important issues, you might still want to hear about his latest campaign against robocalls. The FCC chairman has demanded (PDF) the adoption of a robust call authentication system to prevent caller ID spoofing, telling American carriers to implement the technology no later than 2019. Pai has sent letters to the CEOs of 14 voice providers to ask them to conjure up concrete plans to adopt the SHAKEN/STIR framework, which would validate legitimate calls across networks before they reach recipients. That would block spam and scam robocalls from going through, so you don't have to be wary of answering calls anymore.

"Combatting illegal robocalls is our top consumer priority at the FCC. That's why we need call authentication to become a reality -- it's the best way to ensure that consumers can answer their phones with confidence. By this time next year, I expect that consumers will begin to see this on their phones," Pai said in a statement.

He asked the carriers about their implementation plans and warned that if it doesn't seem like the call authentication system is on track to get up and running by 2019, the FCC will take action. Pai didn't elaborate on what the FCC will do, but the agency says it "stands ready to ensure widespread deployment to hit this important technological milestone."


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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Wednesday November 07 2018, @04:42PM (2 children)

    by legont (4179) on Wednesday November 07 2018, @04:42PM (#759031)

    I also let Google to transcript whatever my phone has to say. If it can't or I don't like what I read - forgetaboutit.

    Which makes me wonder, what king of screwed information all that "opinion pools research" or whatever they are called are getting. Political, economical, social - it's all bullshit at this point. We should expect more "surprises" similar to Trump election.

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  • (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Wednesday November 07 2018, @06:57PM (1 child)

    by urza9814 (3954) on Wednesday November 07 2018, @06:57PM (#759099) Journal

    Which makes me wonder, what king of screwed information all that "opinion pools research" or whatever they are called are getting. Political, economical, social - it's all bullshit at this point. We should expect more "surprises" similar to Trump election.

    That may be exactly the point. It's illegal to robocall cell phones (although occasionally they do it anyway), and all those young kids with their crazy new ideas don't have landlines, so phone surveys ought to give a predictably non-random "random sample".

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @07:14PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @07:14PM (#759108)

      When I have the time... I like gving them bogus and condictor answers. LOVE screw with them and WASTE THEIR time.

      AFter going arround or two with press 7/92 to opt out. I press the 1 and waste 15+ minutes of them selling to me. I even got one guy to false information into the US Gov website for Student Loans, since I do not have an email. And I love the Gov site most all have under the penally of purgatory attached.

      My favour name is "Fred Rod" or "Rod Fredrick". I dwrote many CRCard Processing systems, so I can credit numbers the clear basic tests. Same for SS IDs and Plus street addresses. So much fun. Normally, after they try and try to it it to work... I say, "Can you say my really fast?" Normally, the Clue-by-4 comes out. And point out all the fraud that they have done on their equipment + the lost time and money they could have else where. So when I opt out it is an opt out. Also since that is on my cell phone there is like $1500 per call penally for calling my after I said stop... Simple court order for the circuit id (fake numbers be damn), to unmask them... profit. Though I expect it come back to VoIP.. so the IP leads to ISP, who is in on the criminal act.