Years ago, email spam was a huge problem. There was an escalating war between spammers and spam filters. Eventually, spam filter technology won. Although email spam is still a thing, the vast majority ...

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A little over a year ago, Verizon rolled out a spam call filter service within its paid Call Filter upgrade. Today, the company announced that the Verizon spam call filter will soon be available to ...

Robocalls are a nuisance to almost everyone. In June 2019, the FCC passed new rules that expand phone companies' ability to protect customers against illegal robocalls. While many carriers have been ...

Verizon (which owns Engadget's parent company, Verizon Media) has opened access to a free version of its spam filter and is rolling out its anti-robocall tech. The Call Filter app detects and filters ...

Unwanted calls and texts are a serious problem. There were almost 50.5 billion robocalls in 2021 in the U.S., according to YouMail research. Thankfully, the Federal Communications Commission is acting ...

Mailshell, a San Francisco software company, is working with the nonprofit site TechSoup.org on a campaign to help charities fight unwanted e-mail messages. The effort will culminate in Mailshell’s ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Verizon’s free spam and robocall filtering service is here. Starting today, Verizon customers will begin to ...

According to Leon Rishnow, Cloudmark's vice president of engineering, the free software can support a single email account and is designed to meet the simple needs of consumer users of the internet. A ...

Verizon is now offering a free version of its Call Filter spam blocking service, which was previously a paid service that cost $3 per month. The paid version has a few extra features over the free ...

Q:I know I can get spam-fighting software as part of an Internet security suite. Can you recommend a stand-alone anti-spam program that's free? A: There are several free programs that you can download ...