Comments on: Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Law to put a few companies out of business http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business Commentary on Technology and Business Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:48:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: phone gangster http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business#comment-2130 phone gangster Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:30:59 +0000 http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business#comment-2130 [...] Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Law to put a few companies out of business [...] […] Anti-Caller ID Spoofing Law to put a few companies out of business […]

]]> By: Exothermicus http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business#comment-104 Exothermicus Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:12:48 +0000 http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business#comment-104 Caller-ID spoofing can also be used to provide more accurate caller-ID as in the PBX at your office. If your office PBX is like the one where I work, all the caller gets is the number for one of the outgoing trunks. Tells them nothing about who was calling and if they call it back, it just rings. With CID-spoofing the PBX could provide my direct number to the party being called. I agree with making the act of providing fraudulent Caller-ID a crime, but don't make all spoofing illegal. Exo Caller-ID spoofing can also be used to provide more accurate caller-ID as in the PBX at your office. If your office PBX is like the one where I work, all the caller gets is the number for one of the outgoing trunks. Tells them nothing about who was calling and if they call it back, it just rings. With CID-spoofing the PBX could provide my direct number to the party being called.

I agree with making the act of providing fraudulent Caller-ID a crime, but don’t make all spoofing illegal.

Exo

]]> By: digitpedia.com http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business#comment-80 digitpedia.com Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:46:50 +0000 http://TechUntangled.com/anti-caller-id-spoofing-law-to-put-a-few-companies-out-of-business#comment-80 True, prank calls can be a ass; but what happens when their more then pranks and devious calls turn to scams, that may lead to money loss? A very good call by the US Congress. True, prank calls can be a ass; but what happens when their more then pranks and devious calls turn to scams, that may lead to money loss? A very good call by the US Congress.

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