Government Surveillance Concerns

Fears that anti-fraud telecom regulations could lead to digital ID requirements and increased government surveillance, with debate over whether anonymous telecommunications should be preserved.

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The debate over anti-fraud telecom regulations centers on fears that such measures will inevitably lead to mandatory government digital IDs and intrusive social credit systems for callers. While some argue for the preservation of anonymous communication as a vital safeguard against state surveillance, others suggest that user-side blocking is a more effective and less restrictive way to handle spam. However, a counter-perspective maintains that phone networks were never intended for anonymity and that most users actually prefer transparency to prevent spoofing. Ultimately, these comments reflect a deep-seated tension between the practical need for security and the desire to prevent governments from becoming ultimate "data sniffers."

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I often get calls from people I don't know for legitimate purposes. Spam calls happen but I'm not interested in social credit ratings for callers.
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There are good reasons to allow unregistered telecommunications. If you don't like it, you can always block it your end; given that we can all expect many other people to do the same (and it'll likely be a feature built into many phone operating systems), the social pressure you're after still exists.
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This sounds connected with their social media restrictions.
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Yes, we know how that fraud will be fought, with a requirement for a digital ID from the government.
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But you're okay with the analog ID requirement?
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Governments always want to know everything. They are like the biggest data sniffers now, even more so than e. g. CIA-book (formerly known as Facebook).
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They do, but that's irrelevant to this. Most normal people also don't want phone calls to be completely anonymous or spoofed, and the phone network has never been meant to be anonymous.