The scourge of robocalls and spoofed numbers is bad as now as it’s ever been, but in recent weeks, the government and the private sector have both been taking the issue more seriously. >>
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Verizon is giving subscribers free robocall and spam protection tools
In an effort to curb the recent epidemic of spam and robocalls, Verizon announced this week that it will be giving all of its customers free access to protection tools (which were previously >>
This simple trick tells you what websites are selling your data
One of the harsh realities of the web is that many sites profile their customers, and then sell that data to third parties. It’s not just Google, Facebook, or Amazon, which probably do >>
How to stop receiving iCloud calendar invite spam on your iPhone and Mac
An incredibly sinister new form of spam has infiltrated countless iPhones and iPads in recent weeks: fake iCloud calendar invites. Personally, I’ve been bombarded with fake invites for weeks, but many iOS users >>
40% of accounts on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are spam
Social networks like Facebook and Twitter are become focal points of our digital lives, and just as they did with email and other popular digital technologies, spammers are looking to capitalize. According to Mark >>
More than half of Internet traffic is ‘non-human’
A new study suggests that more than half of all Internet traffic is generated by non-human sources such as hacking software, scrapers and automated spam mechanisms. The majority of this non-human traffic, according >>
Twitter looks to squash spam and malicious links with new acquisition
Twitter finally appears to be preparing a new wave of attacks on the malicious spammers that have overrun the popular social network during the past year. Web security firm Dasient on Monday announced that it >>
NumberGuru for iPhone, Android provides free unlimited reverse phone number look-ups
BeenVerified, the company behind the Antoine Dodson-endorsed Sex Offender Tracker app, is back with another offering that looks to disrupt the reverse directory space. The firm’s latest app, NumberGuru, provides users with free >>
