Caller ID Spoofing Soon To Be Outlawed > Could I Care Less?

reply to fiberguy

They will start calling cell phones

You're a little confused I think on this one.... there is a slight difference between the telemarketers and the spoofer/scammers.

The Telemarketing business, actually, can now call cell phone numbers - they've been given the pass. You must register your phone on the DNC.. simple. SOME will either by accident, or not, still get past the DNC list.. it can happen too when you're in that black hole period of registration until effective date.

However, these people spoofing caller ID are not really legitimate telemarketers. The car warranty thing is shady.. they call you and tell you that your warranty is about to expire.. that's deception.. they will hit SOME people who are about to expire and it makes that group of people believe it's legit, when it's not. While it IS legit, when they get the target group that DOES have an expiring warranty, they CAN be led to believe that this is a legitimate call. Credit card calls where they can "lower your rate" calls.. again, same story.. they call to make it sound like your cards are able to have their rates lowered. Again, it's deception marketing - not legitimate.

THEN you have an actual telemarketer... you'll get people trying to sell you carpet cleaning services, glass repair, etc... those are valid, non-shady attempts to sell services that are real, local, and tangible. There is a difference.. and, this group of marketers don't spoof their caller ID becuase they're legit. The other group, above, does it in order to cover their tracks from easily being traced.

Here it is, plain and simple - if you're offering something legit and isn't questionable, then why do you need to hide? A valid telemarketer will follow the rules and while you may hate the calls, good marketers try to follow them becuase they don't want the heat.. they just want to sell their goods.

Personally, I think telemarketing should be banned all together. My belief is that my phone is a conduit into my home or private life. I don't believe it's a revolving door for anyone to simply use as they see fit. *I* pay to have the service on, not them, and I don't believe that telemarketing should be legal, period - INCLUDING politicians and non-profit fund raising.. we have a postal service that seriously is in need of revenue.. use it instead. In the case of mail to the home, the cost is PURELY on them.. but yea, telemarketing is dependent on ME paying a bill for them to take advantage of. Telemarketing industry people will say that to ban the industry practice would be to destroy jobs... oh well.. not my problem they developed an industry around annoying people and the people want it stopped. I just don't believe in saving an industry that is intrusive, unwanted, or something that we have to spend tax payer money to place systems on line to stop it from happening (DNC lists) etc..

So yea.. easiest way to stop this is to simply put an end to telemarketing. Politicians won't go go for it becuase they're always protecting political speech - ie: their OWN money sources.