On Sun, May 13, 2007 at 01:54:08AM +0100, Chris Bagnall wrote: > > 3. a list of bogus entries..so when you look at it, you know it's a > > fake phone number...one that recently came in that got me thinking > > this was 407 111 1111. > I don't know much about the legal position over the other side of the pond, > but I'm pretty sure that in the UK caller ID spoofing is illegal. There's > nothing to stop you withholding your CLI of course, but to deliberately fake > someone else's CLI (whether it exists or otherwise) pushes you over the line. > Is the same not the case in the US?
I don't know if it's illegal (it would fall under the Comms Act if it was), but I know it's discouraged. There are legal reasons you might spoof CLI. Most telcos will have agreements that end-users can't do nasty things with CLI (withholding doesn't actually block anything, just flags the CLI should be withheld, so telcos, law enforcement etc still get it). Quite a few SS7 providers will allow customers to do what they like with CLI, just have an agreement they wont do anything they shouldn't. Steve -- NetTek Ltd UK mob +44-(0)7775 755503 UK +44-(0)20 79932612 / US +1-(310)8577715 / Fax +44-(0)20 7483 2455 Skype/GoogleTalk/AIM/Gizmo/Mac stevekennedyuk / MSN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Euro Tech News Blog http://eurotechnews.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
