An episode about how scam and spam calls (and texts) work, why they've been so hard to stop, and what they can teach us about labor.-- Support the show at http://patreon.com/mikerugnetta-- Reasonably Sound is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/reasonablysnd And Instagram: http://instagram.com/reasonablysndI'm also on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mikerugnettaAnd Instagram: http://instagram.com/mikerugnetta-- SOURCES https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/u.s.-fcc-proposes-record-%24300-mln-fine-for-auto-warranty-robocallshttps://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Media/News-Releases/March-2023/Attorney-General-Yost-Silences-Texas-based-Robocalhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/07/21/tech/fcc-robocall-crackdown/index.htmlhttps://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46311/2https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robokiller-report-reveals-54-billion-spam-calls-reached-consumers-in-2020-301232640.htmlhttps://techcrunch.com/2020/12/07/spam-calls-grew-18-this-year-despite-the-global-pandemic/https://assets.website-files.com/61f9a8793a878d7f71c5505d/6400e06e514500224ad26830_The%20Robokiller%20phone%20scam%20report%20-%202022%20insights%20%26%20analysis.pdfhttps://www.robokiller.com/the-robokiller-reporthttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/19/56percent-of-americans-cant-cover-a-1000-emergency-expense-with-savings.htmlhttps://www.getkeepsafe.com/blog/eight-ways-robocallers-get-your-phone-number/https://pos.toasttab.com/privacyhttps://www.rcrwireless.com/20230322/policy/fcc-passes-rules-to-require-blocking-of-spam-scam-textshttps://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20190086https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ104/PLAW-104publ104.pdfhttps://www.nclc.org/resources/scam-robocalls-telecom-providers-profit/https://twitter.com/File411/status/1299134494511968257?s=20https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-robocallers-win-even-if-you-dont-answer-1528104600https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-18-76A2.pdfhttps://www.fcc.gov/spoofed-robocallshttps://robocallindex.com/history/timehttps://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-340873A1.pdfhttps://www.truecaller.com/blog/insights/top-20-countries-affected-by-spam-calls-in-2021https://value-privacy.com/south-america/brazil-lgpd/brazilian-anatel-affirms-mandatory-robocall-blocking/https://www.wired.com/story/india-robocall-spam-caller-id/https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276290/20220603/india-impose-regulatory-changes-combat-robocall-scams.htmhttps://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-can%E2%80%99t-we-hang-india%E2%80%99s-telemarketing-scams-179023https://www.fcc.gov/call-authenticationhttps://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-04-02/opinion-the-supreme-court-just-opened-the-robocall-floodgates-call-congresshttps://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-511_p86b.pdfhttps://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2016/08/first-meeting-industry-led-robocall-strike-forcehttps://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/Robocall-Strike-Force-Final-Report.pdfhttps://www.pcmag.com/news/robocall-strike-force-unite-or-somethinghttps://transnexus.com/blog/2023/shaken-statistics-march/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/151/texthttps://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-21-122A1.pdfhttps://www.natlawreview.com/article/telephone-and-texting-compliance-news-regulatory-update-fcc-extends-stirshakenhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/magazine/scam-call-centers.html-- Will Stratton is at https://willstratton.com/ Tida Tep is at http://tidatep.com/ -- CC-BY Licensed Music Used https://soundcloud.com/steve-hutt-1/stormy-weatherhttps://soundcloud.com/xanifur/erik-satie-chiptune-gymnopediehttps://freesound.org/people/jordivburgel/sounds/156371/https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon/awakening-dew-emotional-romantic-piano-free-download