Ringing in our Fears
One year after new law, robocalls are down and compliance is up, but skyrocketing robotexts are the latest problem.
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BOSTON – A year after a new federal law aimed at fighting robocalls, the number of phone companies that have adopted the required technology has quadrupled and the volume of scam robocalls has dropped in half. But spam texts have increased more than tenfold as con artists and identity thieves find alternative ways to steal Americans’ personal information and money.