Comment by plagiarist
Comment by plagiarist 2 days ago
Phone spam would be so so easy. If you get a contact you don't like, SMS some magic short code and legally receive $1 from the sender. If the sender is foreign and cannot be held accountable, the entry point domestic carrier is liable for the $1.
All it takes is a mild amount of accountability for the shitheads delivering these. It would be gone overnight.
In Europe, every phone number is linked to someone's passport. This really cuts down on spam. It's hard to round up enough homeless guys to use their ID to buy SIM cards to make it worthwhile to spam from.
If you received spam and you can prove in court, you can sue them, they look up whose number it is and they have to pay a fine.