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>the carrier would be required to respond with the name and full contact info of both the carrier and their customer

This would be used for doxxing people. Anyone you text can get all the information they need to swat you.



I was referring to vendors of commercial 10DLC and short code messages, not consumer-facing mobile providers. Consumer-facing mobile providers (where doxxing is a risk) could reply with just the carrier’s abuse contact (ie, abuse@ and/or a phone number). And even if it was only implemented for 10DLC, not consumer-facing mobile, that would be a start.




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