from arstechnica

Today the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has passed S. 704, a bill that would make it a crime to spoof caller ID. Dubbed the “Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007,” the bill would outlaw causing “any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information” via “any telecommunications service or IP-enabled voice service.” Law enforcement is exempted from the rule.

While we all probably wish this would outlaw caller-ID blocking (think “Private”), it won’t. The proposed legislation only targets misleading caller ID spoofing, such as pranking your buddy by sending along “Bush, G.H.W.” with your next VoIP call.

Kinda makes me want to setup a Asterisk box… :)