FTC Awards $50,000 in Robocall Challenge
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FTC Awards $50,000 in Robocall Challenge
By Chloe Albanesius April 2, 2013 01:59pm EST
The Federal Trade Commission this week handed out $50,000 to two individuals who came up with the best idea to stop robocalls.
A team from Google, meanwhile, also got an honorable mention.
The FTC kicked off its FTC Robocall Challenge in October, which offered up $50,000 to the person or team who came up with a way to stop annoying, robotic calls. The agency said today that it received almost 800 eligible submissions. Judges decided to split the $50,000 prize between two entries - from Serdar Danis and Aaron Foss.
Both will receive $25,000 for their proposals, which would place numbers on a blacklist and whitelist, as well as incorporate a CAPTCHA-style test to prevent illegal calls from ringing through to a user.
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