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Readers’ feedback on Orange two-step authentication issues
Reader Peter Cracknell recently wrote to The Connexion sharing his frustration with accessing his orange.fr emails while visiting the UK. A wave of readers quickly came to his aid
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Reports of scam calls in France more than double in a year
Complaints about unsolicited calls are second only to those about fibre optic internet
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New law to stop cold calls in France voted through in Assemblée
The new legislation is aiming to end ‘phone harassment’, but some say it will still be ineffective
Nuisance calls still a pest
A website set up a year ago by the government to stop pest phone cold-callers has been shown to be ineffective.
A poll of 3,755 people by the consumer magazine 60 Millions de Consommateurs found 47% felt bloctel.gouv.fr had made no difference. The site’s 3million subscribers have registered more than 7m phone numbers but only 15% of those polled said they felt calls had reduced.
Many said it was too difficult to give Bloctel details of callers – but Bloctel say it can only improve if more pest numbers are reported.
