spoofing

Judge says North Dakota’s anti-spoofing law is unconstitutional

BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge has struck down North Dakota’s law targeting the practice of disguising caller ID numbers. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor says the so-called anti-spoofing law is unconstitutional because it intrudes on interstate commerce regulation, a power reserved for Congress. The state Legislature passed the law last year because of complaints about harassing and scam phone…

New Jersey Company Sues North Dakota Over Anti-Spoofing Law

North Dakota enforced a law making it a crime to use false caller ID information in August.

BISMARCK, N.D. – A New Jersey company that sells caller identification spoofing services is suing North Dakota over its new law which makes it a crime to use false caller ID information with intent to defraud or mislead. SpoofCard LLC says the law is unconstitutional and that federal law takes precedence. SpoofCard and CEO Amanda Pietrocola are asking a federal…