What the Tech: Ways to block spam on your phone
Your phone has free tools that can catch more spam calls than they miss and, more importantly, stop them from interrupting your day. Here’s how they work.
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What The Tech: Does reporting spam texts actually work?
For many of us, seeing an unknown number pop up triggers an automatic reflex: hit “mark as spam” and move on. But what really happens after you tap that button? And is there a better way to deal with scam messages?
What the Tech? App of the Day: YouMail
YouMail is a free app that blocks robocalls by checking the number to see if it’s included in a library of over a million “Bad numbers” known to be from scammers and telemarketers.
What the Tech? Are Efforts to Stop Robocalls Really Working?
Are you still getting the same number of robocalls? The number of illegal calls from spammers was expected to drop after the implementation of new technology.
What the Tech? The FCC Announces New Plan to Stop Robocalls
If last year’s pandemic lockdowns gave us one good thing, it was a decrease in the number of ‘robocalls’ from spoofed phone numbers. Since call centers were forced to close there was no one to pick up the phone to talk to someone who was tricked into answering a robocall. But now that call centers are open again, the number…
What the Tech? You May Get More Spam Calls
The phone numbers and Facebook ID’s of some 419 million Facebook users have been compromised after a group discovered a database left unprotected on a server that anyone could access. The discovery by TechCrunch found the server had no password protection and that anyone could find and access the database. The information included users’ unique Facebook ID and the phone…
