No, mail fraud occurs when you use a fake name on a package to do something illegal. Unless you do something illegal (like mail a pipe bomb to somebody) then it's perfectly legal.
There's a campaign going on at Binary Freedom right now that some of you may be interested in. http://binaryfreedom.info/node/163 Basically, there are several arguments against this law
1. It doesn't do anything Criminals will still make calls and spoof, so it won't stop fraud. Police can already track down spoofers with the same amount of non-spoofers who are using their phones for illegal purposes.
2. It costs money We're gonna have to spend money to catch spoofers.
3. Jurisdiction If the phone companies want to stop spoofing, they should design a secure system instead of relying on the congressional police
4. Privacy It strips privacy that is gained by spoofing.
5. Legitimate use It has legitimate uses such as for telecommuters who want the name when they make business calls to be the company's. Or how about a business that has several people using one phone line? They might want the sales associate's name to appear, which would be done through spoofing.
Fact of the matter is, this gains us nothing. If I can write a fake name on a letter and mail it, why can't I do the same with my phone?
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True, but you get even more privacy with a pseudonym
No, mail fraud occurs when you use a fake name on a package to do something illegal. Unless you do something illegal (like mail a pipe bomb to somebody) then it's perfectly legal.
There's a campaign going on at Binary Freedom right now that some of you may be interested in.
http://binaryfreedom.info/node/163
Basically, there are several arguments against this law
1. It doesn't do anything
Criminals will still make calls and spoof, so it won't stop fraud. Police can already track down spoofers with the same amount of non-spoofers who are using their phones for illegal purposes.
2. It costs money
We're gonna have to spend money to catch spoofers.
3. Jurisdiction
If the phone companies want to stop spoofing, they should design a secure system instead of relying on the congressional police
4. Privacy
It strips privacy that is gained by spoofing.
5. Legitimate use
It has legitimate uses such as for telecommuters who want the name when they make business calls to be the company's. Or how about a business that has several people using one phone line? They might want the sales associate's name to appear, which would be done through spoofing.
Fact of the matter is, this gains us nothing. If I can write a fake name on a letter and mail it, why can't I do the same with my phone?