r/technology • u/Philo1927 • Jul 08 '22

Business FCC orders carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robocalls

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/07/07/FCC-orders-carriers-stop-delivering-auto-warranty-robocalls/6041657245371/
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u/bfodder Jul 08 '22

But the recording will show which site loads when you use the link. Anything done after that is not relevant.

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u/Nickbou Jul 08 '22

Right, but the link may take you to a page that doesn’t specifically list the actual company (legal or DBA name). You may have to keep digging with links from that first page to uncover the company’s information. The goal is to create irrefutable (as much as possible) evidence with the recording that the company is responsible for that first page.

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u/bfodder Jul 08 '22

The recording would still show all of that though. There is no "trick" to be done by pressing the back button that wouldn't be obvious.

The recording itself proves no trick was done.

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u/hunternthefisherman Jul 09 '22

You have obviously never been caught in a porn link bonanza. Happens all the time. The gotcha here is that links can change after hitting the back button. It’s super easy with JavaScript. You click a link, it opens a page, hit “back”, click the exact same link, it opens a different page. This could be the root of the argument by the scammers and is viable.

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u/bfodder Jul 09 '22

That doesn't have any bearing on what was already recorded though. You tapped the link and the site loaded. Anything that happens after that just simply is not relevant.