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TrapCall Service To Bypass Caller ID Blocking
cemaco writes in with news that TelTech, developers of the infamous SpoofCard service, have come out with something even more controversial: a set of services for revealing blocked caller ID numbers. The services take advantage of a loophole in the way caller ID blocking works — it has never been effective when calling an 800 number, because the recipient is paying for the call. So TelTech instructs you how to forward blocked calls (transparently) to their 800 number; the call comes back to your phone in seconds with the formerly hidden caller ID revealed. Advocacy groups for victims of domestic violence are concerned. Victims of annoying calls hiding behind caller ID blocking are rejoicing.
So use a prepaid cell phone. The only thing the "abuser" will be able to get is a cell number, which can be turned off at will.
Never been involved in anything even remotely emotionally complex, have you?
I hate printers.
I hope you are killed by a stalker. Really, you have no idea what-so-ever what pains such people will do to harm their chosen victim. They live only to cause misery.
And sometimes you have to contact them anyway, for legal reasons. Change the laws before you go spouting off about things you know nothing about.
I don't think anyone has a right to assume anonymity when making a phone call. But to assume that no one would have a reason to keep such details private is simply disgusting, given the circumstances under discussion.
No, they should've learned their lesson the first time they spoke without being spoken to.
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