Tech Culture Industry All 50 states attorneys general promise litigation against telecom companies facilitating robocalls Task force formed to help give current US legislation more teeth By Cal Jeffrey , August 4, 2022, 2:23 PM 11 comments
The Web Hackers created a robocaller to waste Russian officials time and you can listen in on the calls "If youʼre on the phone, you canʼt drop bombs or coordinate soldiers" By Cal Jeffrey , May 18, 2022, 2:02 PM 21 comments
Industry FCC goes easy on a robocaller by proposing slap-on-the-wrist fine of $45 million It seems light for over 500,000 nuisance calls By Cal Jeffrey , February 21, 2022, 7:25 PM 10 comments
Mobile The FCC wants to protect consumers against ringless voicemail Spammers can leave voicemails without ringing your phone By Shawn Knight , February 2, 2022, 3:29 PM
Mobile Tech Culture Phone scammers have swindled Americans out of nearly $30 billion over the past 12 months A simple rule of thumb; if you don't recognize the number, don't answer it By Shawn Knight , August 6, 2021, 12:12 PM 17 comments
Mobile Google Google added audible caller ID screening to its Phone app Stop grabbing your phone every time it rings By Cal Jeffrey , May 17, 2021, 1:49 PM
Mobile T-Mobile joins the war on robocalls with Scam Shield mobile app Automatic call blocking, caller ID, phone number proxy, and more By Cal Jeffrey , July 16, 2020, 4:49 PM
Industry FCC proposes 'record' $225 million fine for misleading robocalls It's the largest proposed fine in FCC history By Cohen Coberly , June 10, 2020, 6:03 AM 10 comments
Mobile Phone carriers must have STIR/SHAKEN framework implemented by mid-2021 It's official: FCC passed mandate to get call authentication in place by all providers By Cal Jeffrey , March 31, 2020, 4:44 PM
Mobile FCC to vote on rules mandating mobile carriers authenticate calls It is no longer asking By Cal Jeffrey , March 6, 2020, 5:25 PM 13 comments
Industry DoNotPay launches Robo Revenge to help consumers sue robocallers Settlements could be worth up to $3,000 if the company happens to be based in the US By Cal Jeffrey , February 13, 2020, 4:29 PM 11 comments
Mobile Google Google's automated call screening feature arrives on the Pixel 1, 2 and 3 Call Screen is no longer exclusive to the Pixel 4 By Cohen Coberly , February 6, 2020, 4:18 PM
Industry Anti-robocall TRACED Act has been signed into law Those illegally using automated calling and number spoofing face harsher penalties By Cal Jeffrey , January 1, 2020, 1:48 PM 9 comments
Industry Mobile AT&T will display a green check mark for 'valid' incoming calls on select Android devices AT&T is taking steps to fight robocalls By Cohen Coberly , December 18, 2019, 3:46 PM
Google Mobile Google Fi will soon label shady calls as 'suspected spam' Another mobile carrier joins the fight against spam By Cohen Coberly , December 10, 2019, 4:41 PM
Apple Security Apple drops the ball implementing SHAKEN/STIR framework in iOS 13 Call verification is there, but it is utterly useless By Cal Jeffrey , September 20, 2019, 3:40 PM
Mobile Industry AT&T and T-Mobile start rolling out cross-network call verification An implementation of the SHAKEN / STIR standard By Shawn Knight , August 14, 2019, 9:42 AM
Industry FCC bans international robocalls and automated text messages with fake caller IDs The FCC can bring 'enforcement action' against bad actors By Cohen Coberly , August 2, 2019, 3:57 PM 14 comments
Industry Tech Culture House passes robocall bill with near unanimous support This is clearly not a partisan issue By Cal Jeffrey , July 24, 2019, 6:36 PM 10 comments
Mobile Industry More anti-robocall legislation is making its way to the House Energy & Commerce Committee It's called the 'Stopping Bad Robocalls Act' By Cohen Coberly , July 17, 2019, 5:37 PM
Mobile AT&T to begin call authentication to screen out fraudulent callers You can still receive robocalls if you ask nicely By Cal Jeffrey , July 9, 2019, 5:53 PM
Industry FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes rules banning overseas robocallers Measure would also disallow caller ID spoofing on text messages By Cal Jeffrey , July 8, 2019, 4:18 PM 17 comments
Industry FTC's 'Operation Call It Quits' cracks down on groups responsible for over a billion robocalls Companies and individuals are listed in the legal actions By Cal Jeffrey , June 25, 2019, 5:05 PM
Industry Proposed House bill cracks down on illegal robocalls with bipartisan support Bill proposes extended rules for how FCC handles violators and carriers By Cal Jeffrey , June 20, 2019, 6:06 PM 14 comments
Mobile Industry FCC votes to allow cell phone providers to auto-block robocalls Also wants to see call authentication framework implemented by the end of the year By Cal Jeffrey , June 6, 2019, 5:05 PM 20 comments