FCC proposes $10 million fine on robocaller that spread misinformation on California politician December 12, 2019 https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/12...nt-ajit-pai-federal-communications-commission FCC: FCC Proposes $37.5 Million Fine for Spoofed Telemarketing Calls Affordable Enterprises of Arizona, LLC
Sprint's free service helps customers detect, block robocalls A $2.99-per-month Plus option lets customers see callers' names, even if they're not in their contacts list December 17, 2019 https://www.cnet.com/news/sprints-free-service-helps-customers-detect-block-robocalls/
AT&T launches Call Validation Displays, based on STIR/SHAKEN protocols December 18, 2019 https://www.neowin.net/news/att-launches-call-validation-displays-based-on-stirshaken-protocols AT&T: AT&T Activates Call Validation Displays
Trump signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won’t end December 31, 2019 https://apnews.com/59510a5e48695f65ce2b897996227501 TechCrunch: TRACED Act signed into law, putting robocallers on notice
FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry December 31, 2019 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...report-congress-national-do-not-call-registry Spoiler: Biennial Report (PDF) FTC: Biennial Report to Congress Under the Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007 (PDF): https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/biennial-report-congress-under-do-not-call-registry-fee-extension-act-2007-operation-national-do-not/p034305dncreport2019.pdf
Defendants Who Helped Blast Consumers with Millions Of Cruise Line Robocalls Settle FTC Complaint Telemarketers working with Grand Bahama Cruise Line pitched free vacations January 10, 2020 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...o-helped-blast-consumers-millions-cruise-line
FTC Warns 19 VoIP Service Providers That ‘Assisting and Facilitating’ Illegal Telemarketing or Robocalling is Against the Law January 30, 2020 https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pre...voip-service-providers-assisting-facilitating DOJ going after telecom companies for assisting robocall scams
T-Mobile and Sprint can now verify that callers are real to protect against spam SHAKEN/STIR gets a little bit more support February 4, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/4/2...ification-shaken-stir-protocol-robocalls-spam
If the calling number is not in my contacts, I never answer it. I don't even have a voice message box set up. Two or more calls from the same unknown number gets blocked.
Absolutely. With a Google phone Android can easily be set so that the screen won't even light up if a non-contact call or text gets sent. Totally black and quiet so no visual disturbances at all. Its so peaceful in the evening when you don't even have to turn your head and take notice of any phone activity.
Can you describe the process? I have a problem with spam text messages where the spammer keeps spoofing his number so the messages bypass the block list. I'd like to block calls and texts from numbers not on the contacts list.
I didn't read the link above this post because I am on the fly right now. The answer is in DO NOT DISTURB settings. Turning off visual disturbances is a key ingredient for me. Some Androids do a perfect job while others don't. Pure Google phones follow android pie setting and comply. Some Samsungs will still bring up visual disturbances but the SOUND is off. Depends upon hardware.