spam on your phone
I love my VoIP telephone service, but this article from ZDNet has me a bit worried. It reports that computer security experts are warning of spammers using VoIP to spam you via your phone, just like the spam you get via email (or blog comments) now. I’ve got visions of my voice mailbox being filled with ads for medications and mortgage refinancing, and worry that in order to combat this spam, the price of my phone service will increase dramatically. There’s already software being made that seeks out the IP addresses of people using VoIP and then sends a recording to each number. I’m sure this type of thing doesn’t fall under the do-not-call list rules, since the messages are pre-recorded….right?
Colleen,
You are 100% on the money - Literally!
Ah yes, I referenced the same ZDNet article in
my posting - “There is no Business Model to support SPIT?” Would you believe there are analysts that believe this?
My post is here: http://www.respect101.com/node/33
And there are many more articles of similar voice.
Best