Voice spam is taking off - watch out for Spit

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Voice spam is taking off - watch out for Spit

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If you think that the occasional robot voice call to your 'phone is just a one-off nuisance, take a look at this, in the Grauniad today:

Why VoIP is the next target for spamming

Scary. Like email, the cost of VoIP is negligible. It's called SPIT - Spam over Internet Telephony.

MG