With iOS 26, Apple introduces a groundbreaking Call Screening feature designed to revolutionize how iPhone users handle spam calls…
Tag: robocalls
U.S. House passes anti-robocall bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an anti-robocall bill by an almost unanimous vote…
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers from Facebook accounts leaked online
Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online…
Carriers are adopting ‘Caller ID on Steroids’ to put an end to robocalls
Spam and robocalls are such a widespread problem — Americans endured over 26 billion of them in 2018 — that the FCC has stepped in…
Killing robocalls: How SHAKEN/STIR blocks spam calls with caller ID authentication
Based on the SHAKEN/STIR framework, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Comcast will now verify phone calls between the companies’ networks…
iOS 13 public beta 6 has everything you need to kill robocalls
In the month I’ve been using it, spam calls are down by about 99%…
AT&T and T-Mobile will now verify phone calls between their networks to fight robocalls
Based on the SHAKEN/STIR framework, AT&T and T-Mobile will now verify phone calls between the compnays’ networks…
Firewall robocall blocker: The app equivalent of Kryptonite against iPhone robocalls
Firewall is Kryptonite for unwanted calls. It did a remarkable job of eliminating nuisance calls on my iPhone X…
Americans now answer less than half of the calls on their mobile phones
Americans are using their mobile phones less and less to make and receive calls…
U.S. FCC makes it easier for phone companies to block ‘robocalls’
Apple also announced this week its revised iPhone operating software will give consumers the ability to allow only calls to ring from numbers in contacts, mail, and messages and send all others to voicemail automatically…
U.S. FCC could require carriers to block robocalls
The war against robocalls is just starting to heat up…
Verizon’s spam and robocalling features to be offered free to all Verizon Customers
More than a year ago, Verizon added call and spam screening at no additional charge to wireless customers…
Why robocalls have taken over your phone
By 2009, Chris Hughson was fed up. The Portland area realtor was getting bombarded with spam texts and calls…
How to deal with robocalls on your iPhone
Spam robocalls are getting more and more common…
U.S. voters’ data exposed by robocall firm; each record contained name, address, and political affiliation
Another cache of US voter data has leaked…
How to stop robocalls from flooding your iPhone
An unfamiliar number appears on your cellphone. It’s from your area code, so you answer it…
