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Jesse Hollington / Digital Trends Although the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has effectively banned number spoofing from robocalls, that only prevents someone from making up a fake caller ID to try to trick you into answering — it doesn’t mean that callers are required to send their caller ID. That means you’ll still encounter moments when your smartphone rings and you don’t know who is calling. When this happens, most phones will display either “Unknown Caller” or “No Caller ID” to indicate that this…

Image Source : TRAI TWITTER TRAI The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended a service to mobile network operators to display the caller's identity. The service called Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) will display the caller's identity based on the registration data submitted during the KYC process. The service aims to address the issue of high…

The 141-page document alleges Avid Telecom transmitted 21 billion calls to U.S. telephone numbers since 2019.Image: r.classen (Shutterstock)Robocalls are a nuisance to everyone with a cell phone, and the national Do Not Call Registry is apparently no help. Justice may be served, however, as 49 attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against a company they accuse of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the Do Not Call Registry.Tour the Museum of Failure’s Best Tech TrashAttorneys general from Washington D.C.…

Truecaller will soon start making its caller identification service available over WhatsApp and other messaging apps to help users spot potential spam calls over the Internet, the company told Reuters on Monday.The feature, currently in beta phase, will be rolled out globally later in May, Truecaller Chief Executive Alan Mamedi said.Telemarketing and scamming calls have been on the rise in countries like India, where users get about 17 spam calls per month on average, according to a 2021 report by Truecaller.India's…

No spam calls from today? TRAI's AI-powered spam filters to curb fake calls and messages from May 1Starting from May 1st, new rules will be implemented to block spam calls and SMS using AI filters. TRAI, the telecom regulator in India, has ordered telecom companies to add these filters to their system. The new filters will detect and block fake calls and SMS through artificial intelligence. Telecom companies such as Vodafone, Airtel, Jio and BSNL are preparing to implement these AI filters in their service to curb the…

The rumor mill for the Apple iPhone 15 has been ramping up lately, and if the whispers are true, this would be the biggest overhaul for the iPhone yet. Many of the reports have been circulating around the state of the buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, specifically that they’re rumored to have a single volume rocker and that the mute switch will be replaced with a button — all solid-state as well. The latest rumor to come out, though, is that the iPhone 15 Pro mute switch may not be replaced with a…

Image Source : APP STORE Truecaller on App Store Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, today launched a brand new version of its iPhone app for users around the world. iPhone users have been underserved by CallerID and Spam blockers. Consumers have been clamouring for a solution, and Truecaller has built a better mousetrap. The iOS app has been…