Rep. Dr. Jackie Chretien: ... and the tech is accessible enough that it's whack-a-mole/not worth the resources to prosecute. OTOH: the FCC did implement an authentication protocol to cut down on number spoofing, but it's still not everywhere...because requiring it would cost companies $ www.fcc.gov/call-authent...

The first rule of avoiding scam calls is to never answer unknown numbers, and even some known ones. Curious? Bored? Worried it’s an emergency? Wait the extra minute it takes for the call to go to voice mail, then decide if it’s legitimate.

Sick of scams? Stop answering your phone.www.washingtonpost.com Phone scams are still hugely popular — and they depend entirely on people curious enough to answer.

And we have officially ceded an entire communications medium to thieves because nobody can be arsed to do anything about it

I wrote a bill aiming to improve this a few years back and was told that people try basically every year, but it's impossible to do anything about it at the state level and very difficult at the federal level because they mainly originate outside of the US...

... and the tech is accessible enough that it's whack-a-mole/not worth the resources to prosecute. OTOH: the FCC did implement an authentication protocol to cut down on number spoofing, but it's still not everywhere...because requiring it would cost companies $ www.fcc.gov/call-authent...

Combating Spoofed Robocalls with Caller ID Authenticationwww.fcc.gov Caller ID authorization is a new system aimed at combating illegal caller ID spoofing. Such a system is critical to protecting Americans from scam spoofed robocalls and would erode the ability of call...

Legit though I appreciate your actual informed response!

I suppose getting that last bit done would do a lot, especially for the real terrible scams

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