It looks like the FCC is rolling out a new standard for phone networks which is designed to ensure that the Caller-ID you see on your phone is valid. This should greatly limit the ability for spammers to operate and should make it a lot easier to block spammers. Currently, spammers can put whatever they want in the Caller-ID. It’s why you get spam calls which have random Caller-ID numbers. But with STIR/SHAKEN the number is validated as it passes through the phone networks as actually originating from that number. The phone network will know if the number has been spoofed or not. Just like you can set your phone to block anonymous calls, you should also be able to have your phone block unverified Caller-ID calls.
Looks like the final phase of this was implemented yesterday. I’ll report back if I get any spam calls.
I think the main question is, how much will the carriers charge me to take advantage of this?
I’m certain it won’t take spammers long to find a way around it.
I don’t think it’s fully in place yet:
The Wednesday deadline set by the FCC is only for major carriers — smaller carriers with fewer than 100,000 subscribers will be exempt until June 30th, 2023, though the FCC is considering shortening that timespan (pdf). The major carriers that haven’t certified themselves as compliant may face an unspecified “appropriate enforcement action” from the FCC and will run into even more trouble come September. Beginning September 28th, according to the FCC (pdf), carriers will have to stop accepting traffic from providers that aren’t in the robocall database — it’s hard to imagine customers being too happy that they’re not able to reach their friends or family who are on T-Mobile or Verizon.
So really it’s not until end of September that it will actually block it.
Well, so far, so good in terms of spam calls today.
This is the best news I’ve heard in a long time!!!
I received two spam calls just now while reading this thread and linked site.
I got a bunch today, but NoMoRobo blocked them all. We’ll see when they stop accepting traffic in September.
I got a random call yesterday, ID’d as “Cambodia.” Didn’t answer, no message left. I assume it was spam or a call-back scam. I didn’t call back.
I’ve had several on my cell phone (with AT&T as the carrier) in recent months where the caller ID says “Spam Risk”. I thought about answering and, playing dumb, asking them what sort of Spam they sell.
The Risk brand, DUH.
I’m also getting “probable spam” IDs on my carrier. It’s handy.
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God, I hope this works.
I’ve lost a serious amount of my life answering these Stoopid calls and deleting thousands of emails and texts.
I assumed this would be a discussion on the proper way to prepare various cocktails. This is more disappointing than a martini made with that New Amsterdam gin.
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Already being discussed over here:
Comcast/Xfinity evidently has been using it since at least April and we’ve noticed a decline in spoofed numbers.
I’ve asked for this thread to be merged with the previous one.
I’m still waiting for Candy to implement something like this. I’ve already received two calls today from the Canada Revenue Agency telling me that my Social Insurance Number is about to be arrested before a Magistrate Court.
Canada, not Candy. Stupid autocorrect….
Oh. I thought that was a clever nickname for Canada.
I liked it.