fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1489arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1483arrow-down1external-linkFCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbersarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarellama@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down5·1 year agoEasy access to phone numbers? Did they flash an amnesia light to make them forget how Arabic numerals work? Literally all you have to do is look at a phone book to see what the valid area codes and exchanges are then robodial away.
minus-squareEvacuateSoul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year agoIn the article it’s pretty clear they mean US numbers to call from.
minus-squaredatelmd5sum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoCouldn’t we just replace phone numbers with IPv6 addresses? Who the fuck uses a POTS landline these days?
Easy access to phone numbers? Did they flash an amnesia light to make them forget how Arabic numerals work? Literally all you have to do is look at a phone book to see what the valid area codes and exchanges are then robodial away.
In the article it’s pretty clear they mean US numbers to call from.
Couldn’t we just replace phone numbers with IPv6 addresses? Who the fuck uses a POTS landline these days?