Posts by ICA AI
Only 14 Percent of People Pick Up an Unknown Call Right Away. +Trusted Asks Why It Should Ring at All.
A new approach to protecting the phone is designed to decide each call from the relationship between caller and subscriber, inside the carrier’s network.By John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer, ICA AI, Inc. For decades, phone companies have invested heavily in caller ID, number authentication, spam detection, and fraud prevention. Yet according to Hiya’s State of…
Read MoreWhy the Decision on Every Call Belongs in the Network
Call screening is moving from the handset into the network, where calling features began. The next question for carriers and service providers is what it decides from.By John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer, ICA AI, Inc. Vodafone, citing YouGov research, reported in December 2025 that nearly 60 percent of people miss important calls from doctors, banks…
Read MoreWhy a “Verified” Caller ID Is No Longer Enough
By ICA AI Staff · October 2026 “Verified” Is Not the Same as Trusted The phone call has a trust problem. Your phone rings, the screen flashes a reassuring “Verified” badge or a green checkmark, and you answer, only to find a scammer on the other end. Despite years of investment in the STIR/SHAKEN security…
Read More010 Trust in Communications: The Monograph
Click the link below to download the Complete Trust in Communications Series (PDF File about 5Mb)Trust in Communications – The Complete Series EditorJohn PerkinsChief Executive OfficerICA AI, Inc.
Read More09 Trust in Communications, Epilogue: What Changed, What Remains True
What Changed, What Remains True, and Where the Work Goes NextTRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS · EPILOGUE · ICA AI, Inc. · +Trusted Infrastructure · July 2026 A +Trusted Infrastructure series from ICA AISeries editor: John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer This epilogue introduces no new argument and no new evidence. Seven papers and two companions made the…
Read More08 Trust in Communications, Paper 7: The Compromised Account
When a Real Account Is Taken Over and the Credential Is GenuineTRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS · PAPER 7 OF 7 · ICA AI, Inc. · +Trusted Infrastructure · July 2026 A +Trusted Infrastructure series from ICA AISeries editor: John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer Every trust approach has a weakest edge; this paper is about the relationship…
Read More07 Trust in Communications, Paper 6: Why a Relationship Cannot Be Faked at Scale
Why a Relationship Cannot Be Faked at ScaleBidirectionality, Economics, and the Limits of ImpersonationTRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS · PAPER 6 OF 7 · ICA AI, Inc. · +Trusted Infrastructure · July 2026 A +Trusted Infrastructure series from ICA AISeries editor: John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer A fair critic will ask the obvious question: if trust rests…
Read More06B Trust in Communications, Companion B: The Proposed FCC Rules
Know-Your-Customer, Enforcement, and the Gaps That RemainTRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS · COMPANION VOLUME · ICA AI, Inc. · +Trusted Infrastructure · July 2026 A +Trusted Infrastructure series from ICA AISeries editor: John Perkins, Chief Executive OfficerDrawn from the FCC public record (CG Dockets 17-59 / 02-278, WC Docket 17-97; FCC 26-27, FCC 26-32). Figures current as…
Read More06A Trust in Communications, Paper 5: Even If the Proposed FCC Rules Work Perfectly, Will They Be Enough?
Even If the Proposed FCC Rules WorkPerfectly, Will They Be Enough?Why Know-Your-Customer and Authentication Mandates Cannot Be the Sole Arbiter of TrustTRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS · PAPER 5 OF 7 · ICA AI, Inc. · +Trusted Infrastructure · July 2026 A +Trusted Infrastructure series from ICA AISeries editor: John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer This paper grants…
Read More05 Trust in Communications, Paper 4: The Permanent Coverage Gap
The Permanent Coverage GapWhy Hardening Call Authentication Cannot Reach the Edges Where Fraud RoutesTRUST IN COMMUNICATIONS · PAPER 4 OF 7 · ICA AI, Inc. · +Trusted Infrastructure · July 2026 A +Trusted Infrastructure series from ICA AISeries editor: John Perkins, Chief Executive Officer The previous paper argued the relationship layer can stand alone; this…
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