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The unstoppable robocall

Recode Daily

Recode

Science, Technology, Society & Culture

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

They made a Covid-19 vaccine in less than a year, but we're still getting spammed by robocalls. Can they be stopped? Recode’s Sara Morrison explains. Read Sara’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/22882647/robocalls-robotexts-scams-stir-shaken-voip-extended-warranty Today’s episode was produced by Jon Ehrens. Mix is by Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions). Adam Clark Estes and Rani Molla are our hosts. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Mailchimp would like to talk to you about customers.

0:03.6

A customer is what happens when marketers fail to personalise their marketing,

0:07.7

grouping customers with very different behaviours into one tangled mess.

0:11.8

But with MailChimp, marketers can use real-time behaviour data to personalise every email for every customer.

0:18.2

So get MailChimp and turn your customers into customers.

0:22.4

Into it MailChimp, the number one email marketing and automation brand.

0:26.7

Based on customer numbers, per verification email, advertising at MailChimp.com.

0:34.5

It's Rico Daley. I'm Ronnie Mola.

0:39.3

Okay, so you're in the middle of enjoying your lunch,

0:42.0

and suddenly you hear that all too familiar buzz in your pocket.

0:49.5

It's an unknown number. Of course, you don't want to pick it up.

0:53.2

But could it be that call from the mechanic you've been waiting for?

0:57.4

Or maybe it's the doctor with your COVID test results.

1:01.2

But more than likely, it's this.

1:12.9

Robo calls, plague, anyone with a phone.

1:14.9

And while for most of us, it's just a minor annoyance,

1:17.2

it could be big business for scammers praying on vulnerable people.

1:20.8

So for the love of God, why haven't they stopped? Can someone do something about this?

1:25.6

Is my car's warranty really expired?

1:30.3

Tell us figure out how these scam artists manage to evade regulation and continue to spam our phones.

1:35.3

Rico's Adam Clark Estes spoke with Rico's senior reporter Sarah Morrison.

1:41.0

Hey, Sarah.

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