FL Senate advances bill putting onus on phone companies to block calls with manipulated caller IDs

Spam calls are a major annoyance, and scammers have gotten extra tricky and have begun shielding their numbers.

But a bill that cleared its first committee stop in the Florida Senate Wednesday morning would put the onus on phone providers to block those deceptive calls on the front end.

The push comes at a time when losses due to scams are seeing a massive spike.

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In 2020, older adults lost a combined $55 million…

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