fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbersarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down16cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.zipnews@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squaredatelmd5sum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoCouldn’t we just replace phone numbers with IPv6 addresses? Who the fuck uses a POTS landline these days?
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoPlenty of people for valid reasons, like people on home dialysis, breathing apparatus etc in a rural area that has problems staying on the grid during large storms or drivers hitting a power pole at the end of the nearest road.
Couldn’t we just replace phone numbers with IPv6 addresses? Who the fuck uses a POTS landline these days?
Plenty of people for valid reasons, like people on home dialysis, breathing apparatus etc in a rural area that has problems staying on the grid during large storms or drivers hitting a power pole at the end of the nearest road.