FCC robocall crackdown could change phone privacy

Robocalls are the phone version of stepping on a Lego barefoot. You know the pain. Your phone buzzes during dinner, during a meeting or right when you finally sit down. Then a fake bank alert, Medicare scam or "urgent" car warranty pitch tries to hijack your day.

So when the Federal Communications Commission says it wants to crack down on illegal robocalls, most people will probably say, "Finally."

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in a recent press release, "We must bring meaningful robocall relief to consumers." A few days later...