August 23rd, 2007

Caller ID Spoofing to be Made Illegal in the USA

The US Congress recently approved a bill that will make it illegal to spoof Caller ID in the USA.
A while back the FCC announced the wanted to crack down on Caller ID spoofing as it was still too easy.

The amount of the forfeiture penalty (…) shall not exceed $10,000 for each violation, or 3 times [...]

May 18th, 2006

Caller ID Spoofing is Still Easy- FCC Investigates

The FCC wants to clamp down on Caller ID spoofing it seems.
If you’ve ever used one of the half-dozen websites that allow you to control the phone number that appears on someone’s Caller ID display when you phone them, the U.S. government would like to know who you are.
Last week the FCC opened an investigation [...]


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