France’s parliament voted to ban cold calling by companies without explicit consent this week. But will it work and how can we avoid scam calls?
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00:00How to escape nuisance phone calls
00:07We all know the feeling, your phone rings in your pocket and you answer, only for it
00:11to be someone trying to sell you a new deal for your Wi-Fi.
00:14Well, if French MPs have their way, cold calls like this will be a thing of the past.
00:19France's parliament adopted new rules on Monday to ban unsolicited sales calls from
00:23companies.
00:24Customers will opt in if they want to be contacted, instead of having to opt out.
00:29The MP who proposed the law hopes this will lead to a reduction in unwanted calls and
00:33scams.
00:34The Ecologist and Socialist group has sought above all to be useful, to be useful to defend
00:41the citizens who are subjected to scams and frauds that are unbearable and that pose
00:50a prejudice to the indispensable transformation of the country, especially in terms of energy
00:58sobriety.
00:59However, not everyone is convinced it will have much of an effect.
01:03The problem is not to ban the process, but rather to know how the call centers have
01:11our information and why they use them in this regard.
01:14We realize that without this data, without information on the people they are going to
01:19call, they cannot contact us.
01:21So the question I ask myself is, what is going to change?
01:25Will the call centers stop calling people overnight?
01:30No.
01:31It is not a law that will prevent this, these call centers are based abroad.
01:35In the meantime, there are ways to protect yourself against scam calls.
01:39Experts say to be wary of all calls you receive, never give out your bank details or PIN over
01:43the phone, and be conscious of pressure tactics where the caller says you owe money or need
01:48to act quickly.