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US FCC requires implementation of STIR/SHAKEN protocol to combat Robo-calls

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DrG:
After just a few days, I am starting to see more unverified and, presumably, spoofed CID numbers. How to deal with these, apart from not answering, is the same old problem.

I took a look at some of the "spam blockers"; one of them says this:

Spam blocker will categorize and label nuisance calls into three categories based on level of risk. “High Risk” calls will be blocked, “Medium Risk” calls will be sent to voicemail, and “Low Risk” calls will ring through to your phone and show as “Spam?” on your Caller ID. You will have the ability to adjust these settings to meet your needs.

Given that there is no point in blocking a spoofed caller ID, it seems (I have a sneaky suspicion) like blocking based on adjustable rules is an unnecessary and ineffective approach. The whole STIR/SHAKEN protocol is to use a certificate based system to authenticate caller ID - no? This "spam blocking" approach appears to be ill-advised unless it is a tacit admission that the protocol is already a fail.

Marco:
Losing access to all foreign based helpdesks isn't an option, FCC should have made it mandatory for any US signalling number, but baby steps. A little patience required.

Kasper:
I used to get spam from the same numbers over and over. I put them in contacts, made a group for them and gave the group a special ringtone.

Then I found koodo in Canada has some nice features. Callers who aren't in your list hear a number and have to enter it before they get through. Haven't had 1 spam call since I enabled that.

cdev:
I'm sure the Direct Marketing Industry will get their way and whatever the law says it does, it will have the exact opposite effect, as always.

The things the politicians most want to stop these days are whistleblowers of various kinds, not spammers or even robo callers. .
--- Quote from: Stray Electron on July 07, 2021, 01:16:33 pm ---   I didn't read the article but let's just say that I'm skeptical.  The FCC has NEVER been involved in regulating the telecommunications industry in the US. Telecommunications in the US has always been regulated through state agencies and the (completely in-effective) USG's FTC. IF the FCC is allowed to make rules, then it will be a fundamental shift in the regulatory authority of the Telecommunications Industry in the US.

  The "spoofing" of phone numbers was originally allowed specifically so allow police in the US to make undercover phone calls without giving away the true origin of their phone calls. But since then the US phone companies have allowed anyone with money to do the same.

  Even if the FCC makes rules, how are they going to enforce that on companies making spoof calls from outside of the US?

--- End quote ---

The worst are calls pretending to be "Dealer Services" trying to get people to renew automobile extended warantees. Its annoying.

Whatever happeed to the opt out rule where people could opt out of all telemarketing. (without giving them all your info so they could target you.)

Kasper:
You know what's really annoying, I just got a new number for a business line and it gets way more junk calls than my old number that I've had for 15 - 20 years.  And I haven't given it to anyone yet!

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