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Telco fined $1M for transmitting Biden deepfake without verifying Caller ID (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by pelespirit to c/politics

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Lingo Telecom "will pay a $1 million civil penalty and implement a historic compliance plan—the first of its kind secured by the FCC—that will require strict adherence to the FCC's STIR/SHAKEN Caller ID authentication rules," the FCC said. The settlement includes "requirements that the company abide by 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) and 'Know Your Upstream Provider' (KYUP) principles" that focus on vetting call traffic to ensure it is trustworthy, and "requirements that the company more thoroughly verify the accuracy of the information provided by its customers and upstream providers."

The calls made before New Hampshire's presidential primary in January were orchestrated by Steve Kramer, a Democratic consultant who was working for a candidate running against Biden. Kramer was indicted on charges of voter suppression and impersonation of a candidate, and the FCC proposed a $6 million fine for Kramer. The calls inaccurately displayed a phone number associated with a prominent New Hampshire political operative.

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[–] ryathal 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Scam robocalls are a billion dollar industry that phone companies ignore and face no consequences. A single incident affecting politicians and suddenly enforcement is possible.

[–] pelespirit 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have a point, but I think this is more serious because it's a deepfake and an impersonation.

[–] ryathal 2 points 2 months ago

That also happens in some versions of scams.