#robocalls — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #robocalls, aggregated by home.social.
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Using the web is basically impossible without an ad blocker, and having a phone is basically impossible without a call blocker.
-- altern8 (Hacker News)
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Using the web is basically impossible without an ad blocker, and having a phone is basically impossible without a call blocker.
-- altern8 (Hacker News)
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16 Groups Warn FCC’s New ‘Robocall Plan’ Is Really About Dramatically Undermining Privacy
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16 Groups Warn FCC’s New ‘Robocall Plan’ Is Really About Dramatically Undermining Privacy
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AT&T CEO Says He Can't Deploy Robocall Blockers Without FCC Approval. He's Wrong (2016)
On his personal phone line, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson blocks unwanted, pre-recorded and auto-dialed robocalls. So why is Darth Randy not making this technology available for all of his customers? He claims it’s because he needs the FCC’s permission to do so, but the FCC says that just isn’t so....
From The Consumerist, former website of Consumer's Union.
There's are reasons AT&T are on my permablacklist, and this article (along with a slew of others at the Dallas Morning News) is several of them. AT&T, and other major telcos, are fatally conflicted over telephone solicitations, in all their forms: unsolicited phone calls, robocalls, spam, and scams. They've dragged their feet for decades whilst their subscribers lose billions of dollars to at best useless and unecessary goods and services, and at worst, fraud and scams.
#DaveLieber of DMN ran a series of articles on this as well, I recommend:
"Watchdog Memo to AT&T's CEO: Didn't mean to get you in trouble" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/07/08/watchdog-memo-to-atts-ceo-didnt-mean-to-get-you-in-trouble/
And:
"Watchdog: AT&T's CEO gets new job, Frontier employees dance during disaster" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/08/04/watchdog-atts-ceo-gets-new-job-frontier-employees-dance-during-disaster
At #Techdirt: "AT&T Falsely Blames The FCC For Company's Failure To Block Annoying Robocalls " https://www.techdirt.com/2016/06/02/att-falsely-blames-fcc-companys-failure-to-block-annoying-robocalls/
The FCC announcement, voted on June 18, 2015: "Fact Sheet: Wheeler Proposal to Protect and Empower Consumers
Against Unwanted Robocalls, Texts to Wireless Phones" https://web.archive.org/web/20150910081851/https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-333676A1.pdf (PDF) -
AT&T CEO Says He Can't Deploy Robocall Blockers Without FCC Approval. He's Wrong (2016)
On his personal phone line, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson blocks unwanted, pre-recorded and auto-dialed robocalls. So why is Darth Randy not making this technology available for all of his customers? He claims it’s because he needs the FCC’s permission to do so, but the FCC says that just isn’t so....
From The Consumerist, former website of Consumer's Union.
There's are reasons AT&T are on my permablacklist, and this article (along with a slew of others at the Dallas Morning News) is several of them. AT&T, and other major telcos, are fatally conflicted over telephone solicitations, in all their forms: unsolicited phone calls, robocalls, spam, and scams. They've dragged their feet for decades whilst their subscribers lose billions of dollars to at best useless and unecessary goods and services, and at worst, fraud and scams.
#DaveLieber of DMN ran a series of articles on this as well, I recommend:
"Watchdog Memo to AT&T's CEO: Didn't mean to get you in trouble" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/07/08/watchdog-memo-to-atts-ceo-didnt-mean-to-get-you-in-trouble/
And:
"Watchdog: AT&T's CEO gets new job, Frontier employees dance during disaster" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/08/04/watchdog-atts-ceo-gets-new-job-frontier-employees-dance-during-disaster
At #Techdirt: "AT&T Falsely Blames The FCC For Company's Failure To Block Annoying Robocalls " https://www.techdirt.com/2016/06/02/att-falsely-blames-fcc-companys-failure-to-block-annoying-robocalls/
The FCC announcement, voted on June 18, 2015: "Fact Sheet: Wheeler Proposal to Protect and Empower Consumers
Against Unwanted Robocalls, Texts to Wireless Phones" https://web.archive.org/web/20150910081851/https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-333676A1.pdf (PDF) -
Global Call Threat Report: Insights into today’s worldwide spam problem (2Q2025)
Hard data on phone spam trends worldwide is hard to find. Hiya's report here is one of the few publicly-available reports I could find breaking out patterns by country.
The US is not the worst in the world, Brazil wins that award. Patterns vary considerably by country and region.
https://work.hiya.com/hubfs/2025/Global%20Call%20Threat%20Report_2025Q2.pdf (PDF)
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Global Call Threat Report: Insights into today’s worldwide spam problem (2Q2025)
Hard data on phone spam trends worldwide is hard to find. Hiya's report here is one of the few publicly-available reports I could find breaking out patterns by country.
The US is not the worst in the world, Brazil wins that award. Patterns vary considerably by country and region.
https://work.hiya.com/hubfs/2025/Global%20Call%20Threat%20Report_2025Q2.pdf (PDF)
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For those interested in my telco carrier anti-spam bonding concept, I've detailed some scenarios further on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129679
The predictable "mailing list" objection appears, in the form of "what if I sign up for a newsletter" then report spam, making the sender pay me.
First, this isn't email, so a newsletter's unlikely. There are a few further elements that I think would help address the scenario. In this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129461.
Critiques welcomed. Boosts appreciated.
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For those interested in my telco carrier anti-spam bonding concept, I've detailed some scenarios further on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129679
The predictable "mailing list" objection appears, in the form of "what if I sign up for a newsletter" then report spam, making the sender pay me.
First, this isn't email, so a newsletter's unlikely. There are a few further elements that I think would help address the scenario. In this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49129461.
Critiques welcomed. Boosts appreciated.
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Panelists warned that anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with scammers exploiting cheap internet calling and AI.
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/how-to-fight-back-against-fraudulent-robocalls/
#Cybersecurity #Robocalls #Telecommunications #TelecomLaw #tech #technology
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Panelists warned that anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with scammers exploiting cheap internet calling and AI.
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/how-to-fight-back-against-fraudulent-robocalls/
#Cybersecurity #Robocalls #Telecommunications #TelecomLaw #tech #technology
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🏛️ 🚌 💵
A bipartisan bill targeting school cyberattacks highlights a bigger reality: phishing, robocalls, and spam are problems for schools, local governments, nonprofits, healthcare, and businesses alike.📰 Read more: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-combat-school-cyber-attacks/
💻 We're digging into the bigger picture in our upcoming livestream: https://chat.broadbandbreakfast.com/c/broadbandlive-events/phishing-robocalls-and-spam
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #K12 #Phishing #Spam #Robocalls #tech #technology #bipartisan #bill #law #policy #politics #education #school
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🏛️ 🚌 💵
A bipartisan bill targeting school cyberattacks highlights a bigger reality: phishing, robocalls, and spam are problems for schools, local governments, nonprofits, healthcare, and businesses alike.📰 Read more: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/bipartisan-bill-introduced-to-combat-school-cyber-attacks/
💻 We're digging into the bigger picture in our upcoming livestream: https://chat.broadbandbreakfast.com/c/broadbandlive-events/phishing-robocalls-and-spam
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #K12 #Phishing #Spam #Robocalls #tech #technology #bipartisan #bill #law #policy #politics #education #school
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☎️ What if thousands of scam phone numbers could simply disappear?
Joel Bernstein's fraud prevention initiatives at Somos have contributed to shutting down more than 27,000 fraudulent toll-free numbers while helping reduce toll-free traffic pumping by over 90%.
Hear from him during our FREE livestream on phishing, robocalls & spam.
📅 July 29 | Noon ET
Register for the free livestream:
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-on-july-29-2026-phishing-robocalls-and-spam/#Cybersecurity #Telecom #Robocalls #FraudPrevention #tech #technology
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☎️ What if thousands of scam phone numbers could simply disappear?
Joel Bernstein's fraud prevention initiatives at Somos have contributed to shutting down more than 27,000 fraudulent toll-free numbers while helping reduce toll-free traffic pumping by over 90%.
Hear from him during our FREE livestream on phishing, robocalls & spam.
📅 July 29 | Noon ET
Register for the free livestream:
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-on-july-29-2026-phishing-robocalls-and-spam/#Cybersecurity #Telecom #Robocalls #FraudPrevention #tech #technology
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☎️ Ever wonder what happens after someone reports a robocall?
As Executive Director of the Industry Traceback Group, Josh Bercu leads efforts to trace suspected illegal robocalls back to their source and strengthen the fight against scam callers.
📅 July 29 | Noon ET
Register here:
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-on-july-29-2026-phishing-robocalls-and-spam/#Cybersecurity #Robocalls #Telecom #Broadband #Scams #tech #policy #technology #panelist #live #livestream
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☎️ Ever wonder what happens after someone reports a robocall?
As Executive Director of the Industry Traceback Group, Josh Bercu leads efforts to trace suspected illegal robocalls back to their source and strengthen the fight against scam callers.
📅 July 29 | Noon ET
Register here:
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/broadband-breakfast-on-july-29-2026-phishing-robocalls-and-spam/#Cybersecurity #Robocalls #Telecom #Broadband #Scams #tech #policy #technology #panelist #live #livestream
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What communities / forums discuss #PhoneSpam?
I'm looking for serious discussion on telemarketing, robocalls, AI calls, and unsolicited voice or text comms generally. Here on the Fediverse or elsewhere.
I'm aware that the #FCC has / has had several recent rulemaking requests for comment. I'm afraid I've missed most such windows.
I'd like to know what's being tried, successfully or otherwise, throughout the world. The problem seems severe in the US presently, but I suspect it's growing elsewhere. AI will all but certainly open new avenues for abuse.
What hashtags are being used for discussion? Are there any Fediverse groups formed on the topic?
Reboosts greatly appreciated.
DM if you prefer, though I'd generally appreciate an open thread.
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What communities / forums discuss #PhoneSpam?
I'm looking for serious discussion on telemarketing, robocalls, AI calls, and unsolicited voice or text comms generally. Here on the Fediverse or elsewhere.
I'm aware that the #FCC has / has had several recent rulemaking requests for comment. I'm afraid I've missed most such windows.
I'd like to know what's being tried, successfully or otherwise, throughout the world. The problem seems severe in the US presently, but I suspect it's growing elsewhere. AI will all but certainly open new avenues for abuse.
What hashtags are being used for discussion? Are there any Fediverse groups formed on the topic?
Reboosts greatly appreciated.
DM if you prefer, though I'd generally appreciate an open thread.
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Oh yes, because nothing says 'privacy' like a 7-minute diatribe about #KYC and phone usage 🤣. Clearly, the real threat to society is not the deluge of scam calls, but the audacity of the #FCC trying to make phone lines less like a minefield of fraud. Bravo, FCC, for daring to imagine a world where #robocalls aren't the highlight of our day! 📞💥
https://blog.lopp.net/call-to-action-stop-the-fcc-kyc-regime/ #privacy #scamcalls #phoneusage #HackerNews #ngated -
Oh yes, because nothing says 'privacy' like a 7-minute diatribe about #KYC and phone usage 🤣. Clearly, the real threat to society is not the deluge of scam calls, but the audacity of the #FCC trying to make phone lines less like a minefield of fraud. Bravo, FCC, for daring to imagine a world where #robocalls aren't the highlight of our day! 📞💥
https://blog.lopp.net/call-to-action-stop-the-fcc-kyc-regime/ #privacy #scamcalls #phoneusage #HackerNews #ngated -
New Trump FCC Plan To ‘Fight Robocalls’ Raises Red Flags And Major Privacy Concerns
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New Trump FCC Plan To ‘Fight Robocalls’ Raises Red Flags And Major Privacy Concerns
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#LLRX #CyberSecurity @bespacific
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 15, 2026
Five highlights from this week: The #DHS Is Using Google to Spy on People Who Criticize #ICE Even Outside the US; No, Grandma, Brad Pitt Isn't Pitching Medicare on Facebook; Trump Says He Discussed ‘Standard’ AI Safety Guardrails With Xi. There’s No Such Thing Maybe there should be; #FCC Attempts to Solve #Robocalls Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem; and FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy
Posted in: #AI in #Banking and #Finance, #Privacy Search Engines, Search Strategies, Social Media
https://www.llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-may-15-2026/
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#LLRX #CyberSecurity @bespacific
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 15, 2026
Five highlights from this week: The #DHS Is Using Google to Spy on People Who Criticize #ICE Even Outside the US; No, Grandma, Brad Pitt Isn't Pitching Medicare on Facebook; Trump Says He Discussed ‘Standard’ AI Safety Guardrails With Xi. There’s No Such Thing Maybe there should be; #FCC Attempts to Solve #Robocalls Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem; and FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy
Posted in: #AI in #Banking and #Finance, #Privacy Search Engines, Search Strategies, Social Media
https://www.llrx.com/2026/05/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-may-15-2026/
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Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/gizmodo-fcc-attempts-to-solve-robocall-problem-by-potentially-creating-even-bigger-privacy-problem/ -
Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/gizmodo-fcc-attempts-to-solve-robocall-problem-by-potentially-creating-even-bigger-privacy-problem/ -
The #FCC proposed requiring #telecomproviders to verify #customers’ #identities before activating service to combat #robocalls. This would involve collecting government-issued ID, physical address, legal name, and existing phone numbers, potentially impacting the anonymity of prepaid phone services. https://reclaimthenet.org/the-fcc-wants-your-id-before-you-get-a-phone-number?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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The #FCC proposed requiring #telecomproviders to verify #customers’ #identities before activating service to combat #robocalls. This would involve collecting government-issued ID, physical address, legal name, and existing phone numbers, potentially impacting the anonymity of prepaid phone services. https://reclaimthenet.org/the-fcc-wants-your-id-before-you-get-a-phone-number?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Everybody hates #robocalls. But, despite tech reporting being willing to give the #FCC leeway, this new measure is not to stop robocalls, it won’t do a damn thing to stop robocalls. What it does is make burner phones illegal.
Burners are an integral part of many social justice actions. Protestors use them to record #ICE and other #cops. We include them in “Go Bags” to let abused women and children escape. They allow for anonymity.
They are a thorn in the side of the panopticon, and they are moving to eliminate them.
Stock up kids.
https://mashable.com/article/fcc-proposes-to-battle-spam-calls-at-the-expense-of-privacy-protections
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Everybody hates #robocalls. But, despite tech reporting being willing to give the #FCC leeway, this new measure is not to stop robocalls, it won’t do a damn thing to stop robocalls. What it does is make burner phones illegal.
Burners are an integral part of many social justice actions. Protestors use them to record #ICE and other #cops. We include them in “Go Bags” to let abused women and children escape. They allow for anonymity.
They are a thorn in the side of the panopticon, and they are moving to eliminate them.
Stock up kids.
https://mashable.com/article/fcc-proposes-to-battle-spam-calls-at-the-expense-of-privacy-protections
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The #FCC Wants Your #ID Before You Get a #PhoneNumber
The era of the #anonymous phone number could be ending…FCC unanimously approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customers’ identities before activating service
Gov-issued ID, physical address, legal name, & existing phone numbers would all be included. The stated goal is stopping #robocalls. The result would be an ID-verification regime covering one of the last semi-anonymous #communication tools
https://reclaimthenet.org/the-fcc-wants-your-id-before-you-get-a-phone-number
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The #FCC Wants Your #ID Before You Get a #PhoneNumber
The era of the #anonymous phone number could be ending…FCC unanimously approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customers’ identities before activating service
Gov-issued ID, physical address, legal name, & existing phone numbers would all be included. The stated goal is stopping #robocalls. The result would be an ID-verification regime covering one of the last semi-anonymous #communication tools
https://reclaimthenet.org/the-fcc-wants-your-id-before-you-get-a-phone-number
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FYI: Fifth Circuit rules oral consent beats FCC's written-only robocall rule: Fifth Circuit affirms TCPA allows oral consent for all pre-recorded calls, striking at FCC's written-consent requirement for telemarketing robocalls. What it means for marketers. https://ppc.land/fifth-circuit-rules-oral-consent-beats-fccs-written-only-robocall-rule/ #FifthCircuit #TCPA #Robocalls #Telemarketing #ConsentRules
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ICYMI: Fifth Circuit rules oral consent beats FCC's written-only robocall rule: Fifth Circuit affirms TCPA allows oral consent for all pre-recorded calls, striking at FCC's written-consent requirement for telemarketing robocalls. What it means for marketers. https://ppc.land/fifth-circuit-rules-oral-consent-beats-fccs-written-only-robocall-rule/ #Robocalls #TCPA #MarketingStrategy #Telemarketing #ConsentRules
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Fifth Circuit rules oral consent beats FCC's written-only robocall rule: Fifth Circuit affirms TCPA allows oral consent for all pre-recorded calls, striking at FCC's written-consent requirement for telemarketing robocalls. What it means for marketers. https://ppc.land/fifth-circuit-rules-oral-consent-beats-fccs-written-only-robocall-rule/ #FifthCircuit #OralConsent #Robocalls #Telemarketing #TCPA
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Robocalls held at 52.5B in 2025. Unwanted calls surged to 57%.
Alex Quilici, CEO at YouMail:
“AI has made robocalls cheaper, faster, and more adaptive.” -
The FCC Continues to Crack Down on Robocalls
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://cordcuttersnews.com/the-fcc-continues-to-crack-down-on-robocalls/
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FCC Targets Robocall Scammers by Blocking Fake U.S. Area Codes Scammers Use
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America Is Drowning In Scam Calls And Texts And Donald Trump Is Making It Worse
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America Is Drowning In Scam Calls And Texts And Donald Trump Is Making It Worse
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We Finally Have Free Anti-Robocall Tools That Work
A new feature for #iPhones screens calls, similar to a technology available for Android users. Here’s how to activate it.
> I haven’t tried since my phone is to old 🙁
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/technology/personaltech/iphone-robocalls-screener-android.html
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We Finally Have Free Anti-Robocall Tools That Work
A new feature for #iPhones screens calls, similar to a technology available for Android users. Here’s how to activate it.
> I haven’t tried since my phone is to old 🙁
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/technology/personaltech/iphone-robocalls-screener-android.html
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“No place in our networks”: FCC hangs up on thousands of voice operators in robocall war https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/08/no-place-in-our-networks-fcc-hangs-up-on-thousands-of-voice-operators-in-robocall-war #STIR/SHAKEN #robocalls #Scams #News #FCC
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“No place in our networks”: FCC hangs up on thousands of voice operators in robocall war https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/08/no-place-in-our-networks-fcc-hangs-up-on-thousands-of-voice-operators-in-robocall-war #STIR/SHAKEN #robocalls #Scams #News #FCC
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CyberScoop: FCC removes 1,200 voice providers from telephone networks in major robocall crackdown. “The Federal Communications Commission announced Monday it has blocked more than 1,200 voice service providers from having access to the country’s phone network for failing to comply with anti-robocall regulations, marking the agency’s largest enforcement action against companies that […]
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What's up with this "Please add me on WhatsApp" robocall spam?
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/05/whats-up-with-this-please-add-me-on-whatsapp-robocall-spam/
#HackerNews #WhatsApp #Spam #Robocalls #Robocall #Scams #Cybersecurity #TechNews
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Flaw in Verizon call record requests put millions of Americans at risk https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/04/flaw-in-verizon-call-record-requests-put-millions-of-americans-at-risk #robocalls #calllogs #Privacy #Verizon #News
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Pierre Poilievre is campaigning for his 8th term as a MP... all he has ever accomplished is hate, fear, and division.
#elxn45 #cdnpoli #polcan #pierrepoutine #robocalls #antissm #antiwomensrights #antivaccine #sellout #slogans #decadeofconservativedarkness #deadbabyonabeach
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#Texas... who tf is calling me from Texas? Have #robocalls made it over the pond? Fyi, I'm in #Norway O.o
Is the #USA going to compete with #India, #Russia and #Cambodia in trying to swindle our infirm and voulnerable? Big fucking man #USA, over here. I wish telephony supported getting slapped.
This is actual cold warfare - I swear. I'm saying it again: BUILD THAT FUCKING WALL, from the north pole to the south, across the #Atlantic...
And make it a digital wall.
Yeah, I said it.
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#LLRX @psuPete Weekly highlights on cybersecurity 12/14/24 - 5 highlights from this week - How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid #facialrecognition; FCC Prepares to Block Companies That Don't Block #robocalls; Your #Bluesky posts could be training #AI models right now; AI chatbot provider exposes 346,000 customer files, including ID documents, resumes, #medical records; and #Google uses your personal info 2 tailor search results. Here's how to stop it. #privacy https://www.llrx.com/2024/12/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-december-14-2024/
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#CyberWeekly #LLRX @bespacific
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 14, 2024
Five highlights from this week: How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?; FCC Prepares to Block Companies That Don't Block #robocalls Your #Bluesky posts could be training AI models right now; AI chatbot provider exposes 346,000 customer files, including ID documents, resumes, and medical records; and Google uses your personal info to tailor search results. Here's how to stop it
Posted in: #AI Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, #privacy Search Engines, Social Media
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📱 Looks like spam callers are having their retirement party! FTC reports unwanted call complaints dropped 50% since 2021 (3.4M → 1.1M).
Though some are still trying to reach us about our car's extended warranty... and those pesky medical calls persist.
Progress is progress! 📊 #robocalls