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2010 May 22
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US "Truth in caller id act"... and it's impact on services
...der what condition spoofing/swatting
is illegal:
(1)IN GENERAL- It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States,in connection with any real time voice communications service, regardless of the technology or network utilized, to cause anycaller ID service to transmit misleading or inaccuratecaller ID information, with the intent to defraud or deceive.
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc111/h1258_eh.xml
which is nice, because it's less ambiguous about when the activity is illegal (and avoids unnecessary contention between customers, telcos, and PUC's).
For instance, if you'r...