SiliconValley.com reports that the US House has approved a measure that would outlaw deceptive Caller ID spoofing.
Since I'm currently enamored of a principles-based approach to regulating rapidly changing technology businesses -- that is, policy makers should specify the goals to be achieved, and delegate the means to agents nearer the action -- I'm on the look-out for working examples.
This seems to be one: the bill leaves it up to the FCC to figure out the details of regulation and enforcement.
The FCC itself could delegate further if is so chose, for example by waiting to see if telephone companies come up with effective ways of regulating this problem themselves before trying to devising and imposing its own detailed rules.
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