“It’s a bad day to be a scammer,” said the carrier as it launched a new feature that offers customers even more protection from scammers and spammers than before.
If you want to investigate an email message or need details for troubleshooting, this tutorial shows you how to view email headers in Mail on Mac.
Apple could finally be getting serious about helping to eliminate nuisance calls on iPhones. A new patent targets spoofing calls.
If you have been getting spammed with Facebook notifications to the number you provided for the two-factor authentication security feature, you’re definitely not alone.
iOS 10 included a CallKit framework that brought a system-wide way for customers to use specialized apps on their iPhone, like Hiya and TrueCaller, that automatically identify and block nuisance calls before the phone even rings. With iOS 12, Apple started allowing developers to write new types of call-blocking extensions that gather information from the user before deciding whether to report or block the number.
If Apple doesn’t approve an anti-spam app by the Indian government, its iPhone models could be “derecognized” from local networks, meaning they would no longer function.
Apple has been talking with telecom companies in China to find ways to reduce spam received through its iMessage service. This news comes just days after China began criticizing the iPhone maker for allegedly allowing illegal content on its platform.
WhatsApp believes its new spam-prevention features, which are currently being tested with some users ahead of a wider rollout, will help users keep those pesky spammy post under control.
The Cupertino giant had earlier refused to approve India’s anti-spam app for iOS citing privacy concerns.
The two new automatic filters detect and remove spammy or offensive comments in your Instagram posts and live video.
Wireless carrier T-Mobile on Friday announced a pair of new anti-scam features aimed at blocking robocalls and scam calls on your iPhone or other smartphone. Called Scam ID and Scam Block, the new tools were designed to either automatically block incoming calls identified by the system as scam (Scam Block) or warn you that a call is coming from a mobile phone number possibly related to spammers (Scam ID).
AT&T on Tuesday introduced a new service for automated fraud and spam call-blocking. They’re calling it Call Protect, and the system works like an email spam filter—identifying numbers believed to be associated with fraud and either blocking them or flagging them with a warning.
Also like other spam filters, users will be able to whitelist specific numbers to rectify any false positives, and even set temporary call blocking for unconfirmed spam calls. These more granular controls will be accessible from the Call Protect companion app on iOS and Android devices.
