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FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
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[–] stealthnerd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

STIR/SHAKEN had yet to be fully implemented, so while most carriers are now signing calls, almost none are taking action against unsigned calls.

I have hope that it will become a useful tool in the future for blocking spam and even bad carriers who are signing anything and everything.