[Novalug] OT: Blocking Robo Calls

Jay Hart jhart@kevla.org
Mon Jan 27 15:57:51 EST 2014


> On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 04:35:15PM -0500, Roger W. Broseus wrote:
> ...
>>
>> The do not call list is not working very well because promoters have
>> found ways around it, using software robots to dial numbers while
>> hiding behind ever changing telephone numbers. The FTC ran a
>> contest, offering $50k for a solution to the problem. There were two
>> winners, on of which was NoMoRobo <http://www.nomorobo.com/>,
> ...
>> So, it is legit.
>>
>> I've tired NoMoRobo <http://www.nomorobo.com/> at home for a couple
>> of weeks and it seems to be working well. Setup and info is here
>> <http://www.nomorobo.com/dashboard>. After setup, when calls come
>> in, one waits for the second ring to answer. If the call disappears
>> after one ring, that indicates that a robo call was thwarted. Only
>> one call got past NoMoRobo <http://www.nomorobo.com/>; such calls
>> can be reported at NoMoRobo Dashboard
>> <http://www.nomorobo.com/dashboard> and the reporting process is
>> much easier than that used at ftc.gov <http://www.ftc.gov>.
>
> Gee, send everyone of your calls to a "free" central site for analysis.
> Sounds like a scheme by NSA to be able to collect their metadata in
> case their current schemes get shut down.
>

Jon,

You may have thought this scheme up, but I'm off to patent this little gem!!!!

Jay

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