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FTC To Revisit Robocall Menace

Posted by timothy on from the isn't-enough-garrotte-wire-in-the-world dept.

coondoggie writes "While there are legal measures in place to stop most robocalls, the use of the annoying automated calling process seems to be on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission, which defined the rules that outlawed most robocalls in 2009 has taken notice and this October 18th will convene a robocall summit to examine the issues surrounding what even it called the growing robocall problem." A true robocall summit would be a great way to field candidates for the Loebner Prize! But since these will be humans (regulators, etc), I hope, but doubt, they can somehow do something to stop the constant fraudulent robocalls I get from credit-card scammers. In the meantime, it's good to keep a whistle handy.

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  1. They have no intention of really doing anything by rudy_wayne · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The vast majority of "robocalls" I receive are political. These calls are specifically exempted from the rules.