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Feds Threaten to Kill the Phone Company Behind Biden Deepfake Robocalls

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) identified Lingo Telecom, a Texas-based wireless provider, as the company that transmitted deepfake robocalls impersonating President Biden. The FCC sent the company a cease and desist letter, according to a press release sent to Gizmodo Tuesday, threatening to permanently block Lingo’s operations.Bruce Willis is Keeping His Face“Lingo Telecom, LLC is apparently originating illegal robocall traffic,” said the FCC in its cease and desist letter. “Failure to comply with the steps…

Feds Want to Outlaw AI Robocalls After Fake Biden Called New Hampshire Voters

A federal agency is pushing to outlaw AI-generated robocalls after criminals tried to disrupt New Hampshire’s Democratic primary with a deepfake phone call from President Biden. The phone call from our sitting President told voters to stay home last weekend in an “unlawful” attempt at voter suppression, according to the state’s Attorney General.Ed Begley Jr. Talks Climate Change and Sustainability“AI-generated voice cloning and images are already sowing confusion by tricking consumers into thinking scams and frauds are…

People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers

AI software and voice cloners simulate distracted saps willing to stay on the phone forever—or until callers finally give up. AI software and voice cloners simulate distracted saps willing to stay on the phone forever—or until callers finally give up. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners,…

Company Behind 21 Billion Robocalls Is Being Sued by Nearly Every State

The 141-page document alleges Avid Telecom transmitted 21 billion calls to U.S. telephone numbers since 2019.Image: r.classen (Shutterstock)Robocalls are a nuisance to everyone with a cell phone, and the national Do Not Call Registry is apparently no help. Justice may be served, however, as 49 attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against a company they accuse of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the Do Not Call Registry.Tour the Museum of Failure’s Best Tech TrashAttorneys general from Washington D.C.

New Jersey Passes ‘Seinfeld Bill’ to Unmask Telemarketers

State your name and purpose. That’s the mandate that New Jersey is passing down to telemarketers who want to call NJ phone numbers. Governor Phil Murphy signed the so-called “Seinfeld Bill” into law on Monday. The legislation (S921/A1545), requires that over-the-phone salespeople provide the name, and phone number of the company or person they are calling on behalf of, as well as disclose the purpose of their call within the first 30 seconds of reaching a potential customer.Little Mermaid Director Rob Marshall on Handling…

How to stop spam calls on iPhone and Android phones

The rumor mill for the Apple iPhone 15 has been ramping up lately, and if the whispers are true, this would be the biggest overhaul for the iPhone yet. Many of the reports have been circulating around the state of the buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, specifically that they’re rumored to have a single volume rocker and that the mute switch will be replaced with a button — all solid-state as well. The latest rumor to come out, though, is that the iPhone 15 Pro mute switch may not be replaced with a…

The FCC Cracks Down on Text Message Scammers

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed it is implementing rules against scam texting, becoming the first rule of its kind to combat an influx of targeted spam texts in recent years. Robotic text messages are “highly likely to be illegal,” the FCC said in a press release and confirmed that under the new rules, mobile service providers will be required to block robotext messages. Robotexts can be identified if they come from invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers and includes numbers that are identified by…

6G Network launch plan: All you need to know

Image Source : FILE 6G In the present era of social media, the need for fast internet has become very important, no matter where we go. From office work to video calling or running social media, the internet is a necessity in today’s time. We all know how PM Modi unleashed the latest technology in India the MWC 2022, and since then, Airtel and Jio have been constantly…

Want to block telemarketing, spam calls on Jio, Airtel, and Vi? Here’s a step-by-step process

Telemarketing calls and spam calls can become irritating after a point. If you have a busy day ahead or are waiting for someone to call you back, these calls can sometimes make you miss them. Spam callers often pretend to be from your bank and ask you to provide them with your personal information. Telemarketers, on the other hand, call you without consent.  So, is there a way to stop these telemarketers, and spam callers from calling you? It is possible to stop telemarketing or promotional spam calls and…

FCC Orders Telecoms To Block Scammers Targeting Student Loan Relief

Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images)U.S. telecom providers, under a new FCC order, will have to take “all necessary steps” to block calls from a shady communication company engaged in a mass robocall scam praying on people seeking student loan forgiveness.The scammer company, called Urth Access, LLC, would reportedly spam users with calls urging them to forfeit their personal information or pay a fee in order to receive up to around $10,000 in student loan debt relief. Many of the scams reportedly referred to the Biden