[thechat] Spam Phone Calls

[David Wagner]

> Perhaps in some countries. In the UK, we have an industry organisation
> called the Telephone Preference Service. This is an opt-out database, and
> anyone making outbound calls is legally obliged to clean their lists
> against it.  Calling anyone who's on the TPS db is an instant UKP 25k fine
> - it's a criminal offence too, not a civil one.
>
> http://www.tpsonline.org.uk

Ah, yes, the infamous TPS reports. Say, did you get the memo? Greeeat.

We really need to get something like this put together in the US. There's
been a number of different efforts, but they all get hamstrung by
big-business marketeers before they can become truly effective.

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David Wagner
dave at worlddomination.net