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by gowld 2177 days ago
Huh? Banks would be happy for caller ID to verifiably say Bank Foo or 1-800-certified-callback-number.
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I don't think the previous commenter is saying that banks don't want verification; they're saying that banks (among other large companies that outsource their customer service) benefit from caller ID spoofing to conceal the true geographic origin of the call. I think the underlying issue is that current telecom carriers permit spoofing to entire swaths of number blocks without much verification.
Yes, that's what I was trying to express, thank you.