• FCC: Combating Spoofed Robocalls with Caller ID Authentication [telecom

    From Monty Solomon@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 6 16:37:21 2021
    How Will Caller ID Authentication Help Consumers?

    Caller ID authentication technology enables subscribers to trust that
    callers are who they say they are, reducing the effectiveness of
    fraudulently spoofed calls. This technology is critical to protecting
    Americans from scams using spoofed robocalls because it erodes the
    ability of callers to illegally spoof a caller ID, which scammers use
    to trick Americans into answering their phones when they
    shouldn't. Caller ID authentication technology also allows consumers
    and law enforcement alike to more readily identify the source of
    illegal robocalls and reduce their frequency and impact. The
    STIR/SHAKEN framework, an industry-standard caller ID authentication technology, is a set of technical standards and protocols that allow
    for the authentication and verification of caller ID information for
    calls carried over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. As implementation
    continues to progress, it will give Americans more confidence that the
    caller ID information they receive is accurate and will allow voice
    service providers to provide helpful information to their consumers
    about which calls to answer.

    https://www.fcc.gov/call-authentication

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