[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #640: Dispatches from the robocall war

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OPLIN 4Cast #640: Dispatches from the robocall war
April 3rd, 2019

[image: Robo Call Telephone Marketing Spam Junk Phone Calling 3d Illustr] A
month ago, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai ordered phone companies to implement
anti-robocall technologies
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/02/ajit-pai-orders-phone-companies-to-adopt-new-anti-robocall-tech-in-2019/>
or face regulatory action. Most carriers have responded by implementing STIR
and SHAKEN <https://transnexus.com/whitepapers/understanding-stir-shaken/>,
protocols which use digital certificates to verify that that the calling
number is accurate and not "neighbor spoofing
<https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/spoofing-and-caller-id>." Here's some
news about carrier progress, as well an interesting story of how one
robocalling kingpin was ultimately tracked down.

   -
   - AT&T and Comcast claim “anti-robocalling milestone” with new Caller ID
   tech
   <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/03/att-and-comcast-claim-anti-robocalling-milestone-with-new-caller-id-tech/>
   [*Ars Technica*] "Caller ID authentication could ultimately help improve
   robocall-blocking systems, but the AT&T/Comcast announcement didn't
   actually promise new blocking capabilities. Caller ID authentication will
   let phone customers know when a call is coming from a verified number,
   however."
   - Verizon launches free service for identifying and blocking spam calls
   <https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/28/18285643/verizon-spam-calls-robocalls-blocking-identifying-service>
   [*The Verge*] "A free layer of defense against spam is something that
   Verizon’s millions of customers have lacked until now, despite T-Mobile and
   other carriers already offering it. Until now, Call Filter was only
   available for an extra charge."
   - FTC smacks down robocallers, but the penalties don't match their
   heinous crimes
   <https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/27/ftc-smacks-down-robocallers-but-the-penalties-dont-match-their-heinous-crimes/>
   [*TechCrunch*] "Although the cases resulted in judgments totaling some
   24 million dollars, the actual amount the scammers will end up paying will
   end up closer to $3-4 million."
   - On the Trail of the Robocall King
   <https://www.wired.com/story/on-the-trail-of-the-robocall-king/> [*Wired*]
   "An investigator set out to discover the source of one scammy robocall.
   Turns out, his target made them by the millions."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Blanco, Octavio. “Mad About Robocalls?
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=135408463&site=ehost-live>”
   *Consumer Reports*, vol. 84, no. 5, May 2019, p. 22.
   - Hammond, Brian. “Caller ID Authentication Proposal Draws Widespread
   Support
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=124860604&site=ehost-live>.”
   *Telecommunications Reports*, vol. 83, no. 17, Sept. 2017, pp. 11–13.
   - “Lawmakers Consider Holding Robocall Witness in Contempt
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=130249493&site=ehost-live>.”
   *Telecommunications Reports*, vol. 84, no. 9, Apr. 2018, pp. 4–7.

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