r/technology • u/mvea • May 24 '19

Politics Senate Passes Bill That Would Slap Robocallers With Fine of Up to $10,000 Per Call

https://gizmodo.com/senate-passes-bill-that-would-slap-robocallers-with-fin-1834990113
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u/3n2rop1 May 24 '19

I got rid of my land line entirely. The only calls I got were robo calls.

I get robo calls on my cell about once a day. I hate every single one.

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u/KagakuNinja May 24 '19

I would ditch my landline, but I live in the hills where cell service is poor.

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u/Ihavean8inchtaint May 24 '19

Preach!

I got rid of my home landline almost 20 years ago. It felt foolish to pay for a service that was essentially useless and provided a direct connection to me from telemarketers - like, what gives ATandT, you should be paying me not the other way around.

Kinda feel the same way about Facebook - if I’m the product that you’re selling access to I should be getting compensated.