Category: anti-robocall

FCC wants to fine one man almost $13 million for making 6,000 robocalls

Post author By Randall
Post date January 30, 2020
Categories In anti-robocall, calls, fcc, gear, Politics, robocalls, Robots, spam, Tech, traced act

[ad_1] The FCC says the man wanted to gain “notoriety” and “publicity” for their website and personal brand. To that end, all their calls had some political angle. In one campaign, for instance, the person made 827 calls to people in the town of Brooklyn, Iowa, “following the murder of a local college student and […]

Congress approves the TRACED Act to fight robocalls

Post author By Randall
Post date December 19, 2019
Categories In anti-robocall, authenticate, block, calls, congress, Law Enforcement, legislation, Mobile, Politics, prosecute, robocalls, Robots, Security, senate, spam, Tech, tomorrow, traced act

[ad_1] President Trump is expected to sign the bill — the first major anti-robocall legislation to pass in decades. Though, even after it’s signed, it will take months to implement the changes. Still, supporters say this is a big step towards reducing robocalls. Earlier this year the Federal Trade Commission said it was cracking down […]