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AllaN01Bear

(18,423 posts) Wed Apr 26, 2023, 03:26 AM Apr 2023

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is it technicly feasable for a bill collector robo call to take total control of

a LAND LINE phone ? and is this against the law in california? happened to me.
how to solve the phone hijacking situation. i talked to a techie friend and he and i came up with the same solution, pull the cord.

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is it technicly feasable for a bill collector robo call to take total control of (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 2023 OP

Yes. I saw an NPR link. Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #1

Wow! So much for privacy. TreasonousBastard Apr 2023 #2

A very plain phone for landline is one way. Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #3

Tetrachloride

(7,871 posts)

1. Yes. I saw an NPR link.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 03:41 AM

Apr 2023

https://html.duckduckgo.com/html?q=land%20line%20hacker

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

2. Wow! So much for privacy.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 05:10 AM

Apr 2023

Tetrachloride

(7,871 posts)

3. A very plain phone for landline is one way.

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 05:15 AM

Apr 2023

Businesses use “extensions” as passwords.

Solutions exist. Little publicity.

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