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I just dont really understand the point of this. Very rarely are telemarketers domestic or traceable. I get maybe 1-3 calls a year about an offer or something, and hundreds about overseas scams.
Banning it was never the problem. The US banned it something like 20 years ago. The problem is enforcement when the calls come over IP carriers from foreign countries with no way to track the source because the phone system was never built with security in mind.
And for anyone saying to ban phone number spoofing, that won't do either. Businesses spoof the phone number of internal lines they don't want people to call and replace it with the one at the reception desk.
oh no... sounds like companies will need to fix their crap then instead of having the world suffer.
There’s already a system in place to work against that. You should see it on your phone now. Your incoming calls should have a little checkmark box next to them showing that the caller is verified(aka they know who owns the number).
The problem is US privacy laws are theater if they exist at all. You’ve probably received those letters about limiting data sharing with ‘affiliate companies’. You might think their unsolicited calls but if you don’t opt out of data sharing with basically every company you do business with then they can share/sell your contact info with anybody they want to.
And I bet all those scammers will suddenly say, "oh gee I'm sorry" and stop right away.
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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2026
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