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   Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2024 19:11:14 JST Charlie Stross

   This (with added VoIP) is how your local basement dwellers get to carry out swatting attacks in countries with no mutual extradition treaty. Awkward.
   https://arvr.social/@mpesce/113540035496515923

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     Cadbury Moose (cadbury_moose@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2024 19:50:36 JST Cadbury Moose

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     @cstross The Telcos _really_ need to do something about VoIP and "offshore" calls.

     1) Tag "International" calls as just that (this used to happen).

     2) Tag VoIP calls as VoIP if they're external to your network (if BT, not 21CN or UK businesses, etc.)

     3) Set up a reporting method and _DO_ something about the rogue VoIP providers. Exchanges are all computers now and have billing systems, so calls are trackable to the originating telco. If they're supporting abuse, block them.