Growing rate of robocalls threatens user privacy
We all get them. Annoying pre-recorded phone calls designed to trick us in to giving up our personal information or opening up our wallets. They’re illegal and they’re getting worse. Read our tips on how to protect against robocalls.
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How to protect against robocalls
The robocall problem opened an opportunity in the marketplace to develop apps that could block robocalls, or at least identify them. Many security vendors, including Malwarebytes, offer programs that flag or block scam calls and filter unwanted texts. These programs work in part by blacklisting numbers of known scammers, but also by using algorithms that recognize spoofing techniques or block numbers by the sheer volume of calls they place.
However, research indicates some scam call-blocking apps send user data to third-party companies without users’ knowledge, or as specified deep within a multi-page EULA document. So we recommend users be critical about which apps they use to block unwanted calls.
Other ways to protect against robocalls include the following:
Add your phone number(s) to the FTC’s Do Not Call registry. of Telephone Preference Service in the UK
Manually add numbers from robocallers into your phone’s block list, located in “settings” for most devices.
Don’t pick up the phone if you don’t recognize the number.
Sign up for your carrier’s call blocking service.
