When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

An automated voice can screen your calls by asking for the caller's name and reason, which you can then decide whether to pick up or not.

Wondering "how do i turn off do not disturb"? We explain how to disable Do Not Disturb on iPhone, Android, Mac and Windows.

Android phone's status bars have icons about everything from Wi-Fi status to battery charge. If there is a VPN activated, you ...

After announcing at the start of this month, Phone by Google’s new “Expressive Calling” feature is beginning to roll out for beta users.

On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the ...

Here are all the details on how to block a number on iPhone. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Spam calls and text messages seem absolutely relentless these days — you’ll want to know how to block a ...

Google Ads is updating its Destination requirements policy to block phone numbers tied to fraud or prior policy violations, part of the company’s ongoing effort to curb deceptive advertising practices ...

Under a new partnership with the government aimed at combating fraud, Britain's largest mobile carriers have committed to upgrading their networks to eliminate scammers' ability to spoof phone numbers ...

You can block a number on Android by navigating to the Phone app > long-pressing a number > Block. If spam callers are troubling you, you can auto-block them using the Filter Spam Calls option. Most ...

Despite laws meant to regulate robocalls by the Federal Communications Commission (as well as several state-specific laws), the problem isn’t going away. In August of this year alone, people in the ...