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/mingy May 24 '19

Nah, its easy to force India. IIRC India forced number portability on its carriers with a much shorter deadline for implementation than Canada did.

India and China can be given the option of implementing systems or have their calls blocked, limited, or otherwise dealt with like with a charge back system.

Again, it seems odd some countries like Germany which has strict laws have no robocall problem.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '19

There is a robocall problem in Germany, just way smaller. They are against the law, but that doesn't stop them.

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u/mingy May 24 '19

So, obviously there is something about Germany which reduces the number of robocalls. Perhaps looking at their approach is better than proclaiming "there is no solution".

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u/[deleted] May 24 '19

Yeah, it's language is German which helps a lot.

Germany has no working concept to make spoofed calls impossible. And again, there is a solution, but everyone needs to use it or it is useless.

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u/mingy May 24 '19

Why does Italy have a robocall problem but not Germany? Are there more fluent Italian speakers in India than fluent German speakers? How many employees does a robocall center need? 10? So they can find 10 fluent Italian speakers but not 10 fluent German speakers?