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ROBOCALLS ARE GETTING WORSE. HOW DO WE STOP THEM?

Hint: it’s a little bit of everything
If it seems like robocalls are getting worse, it’s not simply your imagination.

JaredBusch

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

ROBOCALLS ARE GETTING WORSE. HOW DO WE STOP THEM?

Hint: it’s a little bit of everything
If it seems like robocalls are getting worse, it’s not simply your imagination.

First of all, the problem is not robocalls. The problem is unwanted calls from scammers.

STIR/SHAKEN cannot the problem itself. But slowly, over time because the outbound CID will have to be validated and thus traceable, scammers will be more easily caught and fined and thus make it less profitable to attempt to do this.

The next part of the problem is simply unwanted calls from things like political surveys and such.

Assuming that STIR/SHAKEN is implmented, and these people also have to use traceable CID, then services can be created based on those numbers to identify them as what they are and let people choose to accept them or not.

The issue is not robocalls. This issue is criminals and politicians.

travisdh1

@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

ROBOCALLS ARE GETTING WORSE. HOW DO WE STOP THEM?

Hint: it’s a little bit of everything
If it seems like robocalls are getting worse, it’s not simply your imagination.

First of all, the problem is not robocalls. The problem is unwanted calls from scammers.

STIR/SHAKEN cannot the problem itself. But slowly, over time because the outbound CID will have to be validated and thus traceable, scammers will be more easily caught and fined and thus make it less profitable to attempt to do this.

The next part of the problem is simply unwanted calls from things like political surveys and such.

Assuming that STIR/SHAKEN is implmented, and these people also have to use traceable CID, then services can be created based on those numbers to identify them as what they are and let people choose to accept them or not.

The issue is not robocalls. This issue is criminals and politicians.

:thumbs_up:

criminals and politicians.... naw, I'm gonna leave it be.

Dashrender

@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

ROBOCALLS ARE GETTING WORSE. HOW DO WE STOP THEM?

Hint: it’s a little bit of everything
If it seems like robocalls are getting worse, it’s not simply your imagination.

First of all, the problem is not robocalls. The problem is unwanted calls from scammers.

STIR/SHAKEN cannot the problem itself. But slowly, over time because the outbound CID will have to be validated and thus traceable, scammers will be more easily caught and fined and thus make it less profitable to attempt to do this.

The next part of the problem is simply unwanted calls from things like political surveys and such.

Assuming that STIR/SHAKEN is implmented, and these people also have to use traceable CID, then services can be created based on those numbers to identify them as what they are and let people choose to accept them or not.

The issue is not robocalls. This issue is criminals and politicians.

So you're saying you're OK with Robocalls? I, for one, am not. I'd say that 80% of the shit calls I get now days are robo calls - they might have criminals behind them.. but they are still a robo call to start.

scottalanmiller

@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

The issue is not robocalls. This issue is criminals and politicians.

Kind of, but I'm not okay with any call being made that isn't worth a human having dialed. I'm not saying that that is stoppable, but I find robocalls themselves to be a problem of sorts. If I'm not worth dialing, I don't want my phone to ring.

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HP Chromebook 14 review: a decent screen and good keyboard aren’t enough

This might prove a popular choice for schools, but consumers should skip it
There’s nothing about HP’s 2019 Chromebook 14 that’s flashy or makes it stand out among the field of inexpensive Chromebooks.

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The Apple Watch Series 4 is cheaper than ever at Amazon and Best Buy

Both the 40mm and 44mm sizes are discounted
The Apple Watch Series 4 is currently $349 from Amazon and Best Buy.

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After 32-bit purge, GameClub raises $2.5M to bring back classic iOS games

Premium rereleases will be "free of intrusive ads and microtransactions"
Apple's 2017 shift from 32-bit to a 64-bit code base for iOS has shut the door on countless games and apps designed during the platform's early days.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez supports Big Tech breakup plan laid out by Elizabeth Warren

Antitrust enforcement is catching fire in the Democratic Party
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has signed on to a plan to break up major tech platforms, as reported by Politico in its Morning Tech newsletter.

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8 things to expect at Google I/O 2019

New Pixels, a Hub Max, more on Android Q, and so much Google Assistant
On Tuesday, Google will kick off its annual I/O developer conference with a keynote led by CEO Sundar Pichai and other executives from the company.

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Blockchain, zero-code machine learning coming to Azure
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/05/ahead-of-build-azure-adds-more-machine-learning-and-blockchain/

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How to Edit Config Files in Ubuntu

To make any configuration changes, you have to open and edit the file.
In this article, I will describe how to edit config files in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Using Gedit, Nano, Vim, Gvim, and Emacs Editor.

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Docker Foundation Created to Support Diversity in Tech

Docker said the new nonprofit foundation will support organizations that have mandates to enable a more diverse generation of developers, with a focus on educational organizations.
For starters, this will include organizations such as Black Girls Code, which seeks to provide African-American youth with marketable computing skills

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How to Create a Disk Partitions in Linux

In order to effectively use storage devices such as hard drives and USB drives on your computer, you need to understand and know how to structure them before using in Linux.
In most cases, big storage devices are split into separate portions called partitions.