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Phony AI Biden robocalls reached up to 25,000 voters, says New Hampshire AG
An investigation has linked two Texas companies to robocalls that used AI to mimic President Joe Biden's voice. The campaign targeted up to 25,000 New Hampshire voters.
The FCC wants to make robocalls that use AI-generated voices illegal
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants the commission to officially recognize calls that use AI-generated voices as "artificial," which would make the use of voice cloning technologies in robocalls illegal.
FCC issues record $300 million fine for auto warranty robocallers
After a months-long investigation, the FCC has decided to go ahead with its proposed record-setting $300 million fine against “the largest illegal robocall operation” the agency had ever encountered. This is the largest fine ever issued by the FCC, due to the massive scope and illegality of the robocalling operation.
Company responsible for 7.5 billion robocalls sued by nearly every Attorney General
Arizona-based Avid Telecom is being sued over allegedly making over 7.5 billion calls to people on the National Do Not Call Registry. The company allegedly spoofed over 8.4 million calls that claimed to be government agencies and law enforcement.
FCC blocks robocall middleman One Eye from future campaigns
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today ordered voice service providers to block the global gateway provider One Eye. The FCC says the company, which serves as an “on-ramp” to US phone networks from outside the country, enabled robocall scams like impersonating a major financial institution and calls about bogus “preauthorized orders” placed in consumers’ names. The Biden administration’s FCC has focused on increasing its ability to enforce robocalls.
FCC makes its first rule to block scam robotexts official
Mobile providers are now required to block messages that are 'highly likely to be illegal.'
Robocall company may receive the largest FCC fine ever
The FCC has proposed a $299,997,000 fine against "the largest robocall firm" it has ever investigated.
FCC cuts off a voice provider for failing to protect against robocalls
The FCC has cut off a voice provider that didn't do enough to block robocall scams.
The FCC is cracking down on ringless voicemail spam
The FCC is cracking down on ringless voicemail spam that clutters your inbox.
FCC will start kicking voice providers out of its robocall database
The FCC is now telling some voice providers it will kick them from its robocall database if they don't improve their anti-spam efforts.
US Attorneys General will take legal action against telecom providers enabling robocalls
They're forming the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force.
FCC cracks down on robocalls originating from small carriers
The policy change impacts small carriers popular with robocallers.
New FCC rules could force telephone companies to block robocalls to 911 call centers
On Thursday, the FCC proposed new rules that would require telephone companies to block robocalls made to those facilities.
FCC proposes $5 million fine for activists behind election robocalls
The FCC has proposed a $5 million fine against John M. Burkman and Jacob Alexander Wohl who allegedly tried to discourage people from voting by mail.
FCC orders phone companies to help trace illegal robocallers
The FCC didn’t have a limit for non-telemarketing calls before this change.
Research shows answering one robocall doesn't lead to more
Researchers used 66,606 fake phone lines to better understand robocalls.
FCC proposes record-setting $225 million fine against robocallers
The FCC has proposed fining robocallers a record $225 million for making 1 billion spoofed calls in just five months.
FCC won't warn robocallers before fining them
The FCC will no longer warn robocallers before it issues penalties, and it'll have more time to take action.
Verizon will automatically opt Android customers into its anti-robocall app
Verizon (Engadget's parent company) rolled out a free version of its spam filter earlier this year in a bid to counteract the tiresome robocalls that so often plague our lives. Now, if you're on Android, you'll get it as standard, so you don't need to do anything to avoid the nuisance.
Some robocall blockers sent private data without permission
As helpful as robocall blocking tools can be, they can sometimes create their own problems. NCC Group security researcher Dan Hastings has found that some of the more popular robocall blocking apps have been sending data to outside analytics firms without explicitly notifying you, if at all. Hiya and Truecaller sent device data before you could even accept their privacy policies, while TrapCall sent phone numbers without any mention in the privacy policy. Other apps sent info directly to Facebook the moment they loaded.
