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by daneel_w 3 hours ago
It's not. Together with ongoing global tightening of regulations for permissible caller IDs on phone calls, it's all about fighting fraud. (I work in the telecom industry and am in the middle of all the waves this is causing for legitimate business cases.)
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Yes, we know how that fraud will be fought, with a requirement for a digital ID from the government.
But you're okay with the analog ID requirement?