One of the things we at Privacy Council strive to combat is unsolicited telemarketing phone calls. Few people enjoy receiving calls from telemarketers, which is why the national Do Not Call registry is so popular. Now, there’s a new tool in the arsenal to fight telemarketers and other unwanted calls: TrapCall.
TrapCall is a free service [...]

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Text messages on our cell phones make everything more convenient. Banking is no exception, and many banks now offer text message alerts and updates, such as notifications when our balances are low. Mobile banking makes many people’s lives easier. But of course, with this convenient technology comes another means of stealing your identity, and you must [...]

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You’re trying to keep the telemarketers from calling you. You decide to register your number with the National Do Not Call Registry. Now you won’t get a single unsolicited call, right?
Wrong. Let’s go through some of the most common misconceptions of the Do Not Call Registry, and what the reality is:
Misconception #1 – Being on the [...]

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