| reply to franknalco
Re: Two problems with this law said by franknalco:1. Doesn't actually outlaw spoofing, ONLY spoofing with intent to defraud or deceive. Intent is the hard thing to prove. Good luck all you Attorney Generals out there. 2. Canada. No law. Many US telemarketers are already using Canadian telecom companies for this purpose. There are no laws in Canada covering CallerID spoofing. I agree on point 1, but I am glad that wording is in there. If not, the law could be interpreted to also outlaw sending alternate caller ID. For example, all of my VoIP lines are set to send the main number as the CID, despite them having different direct dial numbers. I like it this way.
Point 2, there just isn't anything the US Government can do about calls originating from another country. Just like they can't do anything about spammers who send from other countries. Despite our new "global economy", countries are still only allowed to govern themselves. |
