BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agoFCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up177file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up177external-linkFCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbersarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareJordan LundlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoYou’d think it should be easy: Is the call coming into the US from a foreign exchange? Does the caller ID indicate a local US area code? If both are true, block the call.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBut then how will Russian troll farms’ call centers help the Republicans?
You’d think it should be easy:
Is the call coming into the US from a foreign exchange?
Does the caller ID indicate a local US area code?
If both are true, block the call.
But then how will Russian troll farms’ call centers help the Republicans?