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US lawmakers are trying to identify which foreign countries are the biggest sources of unlawful robocalls targeting Americans, as Congress steps up efforts to combat a surge in phone scams. The inquiry follows a string of US government reports tying much of the financial damage from scams to Chinese criminal networks based in Southeast Asia. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee passed the bipartisan “Foreign Robocall Elimination Act” on Tuesday,...


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[–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Knowing the US there’s probably a law that prevents that because it might catch spam calls from domestic companies.