• TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The FCC order will take effect 30 days after it’s published in the Federal Register. A public draft of the order was released ahead of the FCC meeting.

    So bad actors have at least 30 days to pull as much data as they can right now. People who keep their existing phone numbers may very well still be targets of robocalls because a database can be compiled right now, if it hasn’t already happened. And unless you change your number and your new number is a currently unassigned number, you could still be targeted, since the number is in a list of phone numbers; your new number just wouldn’t be listed as assigned to you. So maybe 10-15% of the people who change their phone numbers will be OK?

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      1 year ago

      these new rules have nothing to do with how the bad guys obtain targets’ phone numbers, they’re about how they get assigned phone numbers.

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      This explains the 4 different “Hey! I got your number at the XX meetup.” and “Hey, let’s go play golf tomorrow!” type texts ove gotten this week. Trying to validate info.

      EDIT: RTFA (says to myself)… this just makes it harder for shell companies to setup shop in the US and get blocks of US numbers to make VOIP calls/texts from. Someone will at least be held accountable, so they have to burn people (in jail) or get fined etc in their home country.

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        I just have any calls that aren’t from my contacts forwarded to Google voice using Yet Another Call Blocker.

        https://gitlab.com/xynngh/YetAnotherCallBlocker

        Besides, I don’t use my phone number for calls - that all happens with messengers these days (Telegram, etc), so I know you’re a telemarketer anyway.

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          thats fine for most individuals but hospitals and doctors offices for those with medical issues. Well that makes it hard. They often to not call from the “official number”.

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            Yea, that sucks.

            For those I give my Google voice number.

            Not an elegant solution, for sure. Fortunately my Healthcare system also uses video calls via their app for security purposes.

            Not sure what else can really be done.

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                1 year ago

                Yea, I hear ya. Lots of shitty apps these days with excessive perms.

                I root, run a firewall, and lock the little bastards down. No, you don’t get location perms. No, you don’t launch at boot, or when I plug in to charge, or when a media button is pressed. So many shitty receiver registrations, and running in the background. Nope, removing that too.

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                  I just don’t even want a smart phone. I have one for work because I have to but only work stuff goes on it. Im surprised most will run like that. I have a hard time getting them to run on a tablet.

                  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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                    1 year ago

                    I can understand the sentiment, for sure.

                    I just want my pocket computer, with everything controlled by me.

                    With today’s storage capability, I can have all my dictionaries local, I could probably host a decent encyclopedia, and my physiology apps, etc.

                    Everything else will go through a vpn, with no location/identifiers, etc, being sent.

                    Lineage with Magisk Root & XPrivacy modules, plus MicroG can do this.

                    And with self-hosting, I can use messaging apps like Snikket, Litewire, Simplex, etc (the challenge being getting others on board, which is where my self-hosting comes in. I can create accounts for friends/family, and they don’t have to do anything).