All posts tagged "robocalls"
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Tech
/ 4 years agoThe number of phone scams is soaring – here’s how you can stop them in their tracks
With the rise of spam calls in America and the evolving nature of the calls themselves, it’s wise to practice vigilance...
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News
/ 4 years agoThe FCC is slapping two telemarketers with a $225 million fine over robocalls
The FCC is also putting together a Robocall Response Team.
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News
/ 4 years agoThe FCC is pretty much fed up with all robocalls, not just telemarketers
Some good news to start the year.
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News
/ 4 years agoSpam calls weren’t slowed down by COVID-19, in fact, they increased 18%
In the US, people received an average of 28 spam calls a month.
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Mobile
/ 5 years agoT-Mobile launches free Scam Shield app to help stop the barrage of robocalls
I literally received a spam call while writing this.
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Apps
/ 5 years agoDoNotPay’s newest feature will sue annoying robocallers for you
For the amount of spam calls I get, I may never have to work again.
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Apps
/ 5 years agoTech Hangover: Peloton can’t catch a break
This is truly the holiday gift that keeps on giving.
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Facebook
/ 6 years agoKnowTechie Roundtable: If you could erase a piece of tech from existence, what would it be?
In this week's weekly roundtable, we tackle the question of which tech we would like to see wiped away from history....
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Mobile
/ 6 years agoPretty much all the major mobile carriers are teaming up with 51 attorneys general to stop robocalls
*phone rings with unknown number* Not quickly enough...
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AT&T
/ 6 years agoAT&T and T-Mobile are now working together to stop spam calls from reaching you
Yes, this is the STIR/SHAKEN thing you keep hearing about.
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AT&T
/ 6 years agoAT&T just pushed out a free service that automatically blocks robocallers
AT&T is the first major US carrier to enable free call blocking for all of its customers.
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News
/ 6 years agoThe FTC is finally cracking down on those scummy robocallers
It's about damn time.
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Mobile
/ 6 years agoRobocalls are flooding hospitals at a rate that might literally be killing people
And they still keep calling at dinner.
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Mobile
/ 6 years agoA new FCC vote means carriers can block robocalls by default
It might not be the fix we wanted, but it's the one we deserve.
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Mobile
/ 6 years agoT-Mobile and Comcast partner for cross-network robocall busting
AT&T also partnered up with Comcast earlier this year but their system is yet to be implemented.
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News
/ 6 years agoAT&T and Comcast join forces to fight against robocalls
Wow, this is almost the axis of evil but they're doing something good...
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Apps
/ 6 years agoAmericans received 26.3 billion robocalls last year and the numbers are still climbing
So. Many. Robocalls.
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Cars
/ 6 years agoThe FCC wants carriers to put an end to spammy robocalls by 2019 or else
You might not be a fan of Ajit Pai, but this is good.
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Apps
/ 7 years agoQuickly block spam calls with Castle, the anti-robocall app
Spam calls are the worst.
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News
/ 7 years agoThe terrible person behind millions of robocalls has been fined $120 million
An internal investigation from TripAdvisor is what led the FCC to the culprit.
