Consumer Law,
Technology
Jun. 24, 2024
Goodbye robotexts, hello consumer safety
New Federal Communications Commission rules require wireless carriers to block unvetted mass text messages.
Anita Taff-Rice
Founder, iCommLaw
Technology and telecommunications
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Email: anita@icommlaw.com
iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.
Long ago when facsimile machines were a new and exciting technology, scammers found a way to abuse them. So-called junk faxes announcing great wealth opportunities, or the latest fake gizmo, were printed out on facsimile machines across America. There was an outcry because junk faxes burned through paper and ink and the Federal Communications Commission took action to ban them – notably after the FCC itself began receiving junk faxes.
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