News tagged with caller id
Congress acts to stop scams using false caller IDs
(AP) -- Congress moved Wednesday to stop scammers who use fake caller IDs to trick people into revealing Social Security and credit card numbers and other vital information.
Dec 15, 2010 |
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House moves to stop scams using false caller IDs
(AP) -- Using false caller ID with the intent of tricking people into revealing personal information or otherwise causing harm would become illegal under legislation that passed the House Wednesday.
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Let freedom ring with Google Voice
With the exception of touch-tone phones, Caller ID and cell phones, talking on the phone hasn't changed a lot during the past few decades. That's a big reason why people are increasingly choosing to text, ...
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Watches that compute are the next small thing in technology
The watch may be making a comeback - and it will do much more than just tell time.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Sony files phone patent complaints against LG
(AP) -- Sony Corp. has filed a patent infringement complaint against LG Electronics Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries with the U.S. International Trade Commission, saying LG's mobile phones and modems step on proprietary technology ...
Dec 30, 2010 |
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Nokia sues Apple over patents in iPhone, iPad (Update 2)
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. is suing Apple Inc. in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands for allegedly infringing its patents with technology used in the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Companies yank cord on residential phone books
(AP) -- What's black and white and read all over? Not the white pages, which is why regulators have begun granting telecommunications companies the go-ahead to stop mass-printing residential phone books, ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Researchers design system to trace call paths across multiple networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Phishing scams are making the leap from email to the world's voice systems, and a team of researchers in the Georgia Tech College of Computing has found a way to tag fraudulent calls with a digital "fingerprint" ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 05, 2010 |
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New ID theft targets kids' SS numbers
(AP) -- The latest form of identity theft doesn't depend on stealing your Social Security number. Now thieves are targeting your kid's number long before the little one even has a bank account.
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Hacker builds $1,500 cell-phone tapping device
(AP) -- A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
Aug 01, 2010 |
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Smart phones easily invaded, researchers find
Security researchers Nick DePetrillo and Don Bailey have discovered a seven-digit numerical code that can unlock all kinds of secrets about you. It's your phone number.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Tech firms aim to keep wayward walkers on path
(AP) -- Todd Atwood says he doesn't worry too much about accidents when walking down the street using his iPhone to make calls, send text messages or check his e-mail. But he's seen the consequences of paying ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 05, 2010 |
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The case for oversharing
There's been a lot of squealing of late over our rapidly eroding privacy on the Web, with the finger of accusation pointed directly at those sneaky Facebook folks. Founder Mark Zuckerberg is now the Snidely Whiplash of the ...
Jun 24, 2010 |
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