[Asterisk-Users] VoIP hackers gut Caller ID

[Andrew Thompson]

rich allen wrote:
> this is really simple, companies like Nortel, Lucent need to change
> their code for caller id, if the number should be blocked then dont
> transmit it to the far end switch

Actually, it wouldn't surprise me if the options for this were already
implemented.

But, that's nothing we'll ever hear about. What we will hear about is the
threat to privacy that all these VOIP systems expose(actually flaws in the
telco network, but shh, don't tell anyone). We'll hear about the billions of
dollars it will take to upgrade every switch in the country, how it could
lead to service problems for users, and how it could all be avoided by
*simply* requiring more regulation and control of VOIP equipment.

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