Appeared in Russia and is gaining popularity a new kind of spam, the newspaper “Izvestia”. The technology that is programmed automated system which dials phone numbers and then drops the call after the first call. The subscriber is displayed a missed call from an unknown number. If he calls back, in the end the system will announce the ad.
According to market research company Telecom Daily, with a new kind of spam faced 65 percent of Russians. However, over the last six months, the number of advertising messages of this kind increased by 50 percent.
According to mobile operators, provocations to encourage the caller to call back first appeared in Japan, they are called Wangiri. Some people call back on a premium number, after which his account was credited. Now in Russia often simply reading the ads.
In a press-service FAS said that if the citizen applies for obtaining information, including phone calls, the unreasonable statement that such information is an advertisement and that it is imposed on a citizen without his desire. According to the law “On advertising” is not allowed its distribution on telecommunication networks, including telephone, without prior consent of the subscriber.
Secretary of the interim Commission of the Federation Council on information society development Alexander Shepilov said that if the problem with the counter such kind of newsletters will be massive, the Commission is ready to begin discussion of this topic.