• Ulrich
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    629 days ago

    That’s why I leave this off. Ironically the “Do Not Track” signal is used to more effectively track you.

    • @mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      128 days ago

      Similarly, the federal Do Not Call list, used to stop domestic spammers from calling you, is used by international spammers as a source of known active phone numbers to call. Because you need to actively add yourself to the list, so it’s a pretty solid list of active phone numbers. And the list is only enforced domestically, so all of the callers from overseas know they’ll never be prosecuted for using it.

      • Ulrich
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        128 days ago

        That mistake I did make. God knows no one pays attention to this list, domestic or abroad. I talked to an attorney and he said they have to call you several times for it to be a violation.