• Astrealix@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    They did this in Hong Kong already. Everyone still gets spam. People who make a living off of this will find a way.

    • CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
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      Has nothing to do with spam and everything to know who you are. Spammers don’t use “burner phones”.

      • Astrealix@lemmy.world
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        1 hour ago

        yes, I know, I’m just pointing out that it won’t even work on its supposed intended goal lol

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      Spam was never done with “burner phones” in the first place, it’s mostly done via VoIP through shady telecoms companies that can’t be bothered to validate their customers. Due to the age of the phone system it’s incredibly easy to spoof phone numbers because it’s essentially a trust system. Phone exchange A talks to exchange B and says phone number 123 is calling number 456. How does exchange B know that it’s actually 123 calling? They don’t at all, they just trust that exchange A is telling the truth. It’s really hard to get into the system, but once you’re there you essentially have unlimited power with virtually no safeguards in place.

      Basically from a security perspective the phone system looks a lot like the 1980s internet, there is technically some security in place, but significantly less than there actually should be.

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    17 minutes ago

    We never thought that would happen here.

    I keep hearing this from many people who are having the day they voted for.

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    It looks like a conspiracy theorist site, and the article comes across as, but both are legit.