TrustSphere: Unified Domain & Phone Verification

I swear, the proliferation of random ".xyz" type gTLD is not making things any easier in stopping non tech people from clicking on phishing links. There's so damn many of them. Sure, if they didn't exist people would use phishing domains like "fedex-secure-delivery-approval.com" or something, I suppose...List of top level domains: https://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt

> The problem is that large companies and government agencies are both misusing and NOT using the appropriate trust anchor - their fucking domain.I think this might have some parallels with the 'shadow IT' problem in large corporations and organizations. Some work group or department or project within a very large entity decides it needs to implement something (like shipment tax payment notifications, as in the linked example) and decides to DIY it rather than going through the full process to do it with their own domain.Reminds me a bit of large businesses where some sales or CRM-related depa

>Our Australian Communications and Media Authority body (ACMA) recently reported 336M blocked scam SMSsAustralia has mandatory identity verification for getting a SIM card.The FCC is now proposing [1] to add a rule to require government ID, physical address, and alternative phone number for every phone line in the US.KYC for phone lines would cause more IDs to be leaked, and more American dollars lost to scammers and fraudsters.[1] https://www.404media.co/fcc-wants-to-kill-burner-phones-by-f...Discussion:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48462308

I'm forced to have a relationship with a bank that sends out iPad giveaway emails, where your chance of winning is contingent on filling out a survey with personal information. These occasionally go out on the same day as their periodic "how to recognize scams" newsletter.