Tracking Robocalls Debunks Myths and Clears Up Mysteries – By Matt Shipman (Futurity) / Aug 20 2020
Researchers found that answering a robocall doesn’t doom you to more.
The number of robocalls isn’t going up, and answering a robocall doesn’t make you more likely to get additional ones, according to a new study.
Stories you’ve heard about individuals getting hundreds of back-to-back unsolicited calls? Those are true.
“These findings stem from a broader study that is the first step toward a more robust set of tools for reducing robocalls, if not eliminating them,” says Brad Reaves, an assistant professor of computer science at North Carolina State University and coauthor of a paper on the work.
“We made some fundamental advances in tracking robocalls back to their source, and upended a lot of the conventional wisdom regarding robocalls.”
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