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		jwr on Oct 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I was just subjected to the most credible phishing... It doesn't need to be the law: I never provide any information to someone who calls me, unless I have a way of authenticating them.

_ofdw on Oct 9, 2019 [–]

You're set, then. But the reason a law would be beneficial is it would condition everyone's parents and people who aren't as awesome as you to stop trusting callers and start calling a known-good number.

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