Spam

Truecaller adds a new AI feature to detect and block more spam calls

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Caller ID app Truecaller today blocks between 38 and 40 billion spam calls annually for its 374 million+ users. Now, in hopes of getting more people to sign on to its premium tiers, it’s turning up the dials on its filtering tech. A new “Max” update for Android premium subscribers uses AI to block every … Read more

Google Is Finally Trying to Kill AI Clickbait

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Google is taking action against algorithmically generated spam. The search engine giant just announced upcoming changes, including a revamped spam policy, designed in part to keep AI clickbait out of its search results. “It sounds like it’s going to be one of the biggest updates in the history of Google,” says Lily Ray, senior director … Read more

Sick of mistaking legit calls for spam? This new AT&T wireless service might help

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AT&T/ZDNET Spam calls are a large part of why 73% of wireless customers don’t answer calls from unknown callers. And that’s why AT&T and TransUnion are announcing the introduction of a branded call display, which shows the name and brand logo on incoming calls. Participating businesses will be able to display their information to let … Read more

How to report Gmail messages as spam to improve your life and make you a hero

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SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images I’ve been using Gmail for a decade and a half. Over the years, I’ve watched the service evolve from a fairly basic email option to a much more expansive offering. At the same time, I’ve seen the continual rise of spam. We all know what spam is and nobody enjoys having to … Read more

Spam is about to get even more terrible

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This week, I heard from an ex-colleague I hadn’t heard from in a few years, let’s call him Jeremy. He wrote me a lovely email, referring to a moment I have such a clear memory of. He asked about my health, mentioned that he’d seen I recently had pneumonia. After telling me a little bit … Read more

Google Outlines New Efforts to Keep Spam Out of Your Inbox

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Have you got a Gmail account? Google is trying to squash spam emails for you, and on Tuesday announced new rules for “bulk senders,” or those that send more than 5,000 messages to Gmail addresses per day.  One requirement is that bulk senders will need to authenticate their emails according to Google’s standards, Neil Kumaran, … Read more

Choose dismisses Republican lawsuit in opposition to Google over Gmail’s spam filtering

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The go well with complained Google deliberately despatched RNC political emails to Gmail customers’ spam folders, and the RNC sought restitution for “donations it allegedly misplaced in consequence” of these misplaced emails. The RNC cited a North Carolina State College research that discovered Gmail was extra more likely to mark emails from Republican campaigns as spam. … Read more