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Apple devices make hundreds of false 911 calls from refurbishment centre

Around20falseemergencycallsadayhavebeenmadefromoneofApple’srefurbishmentcentressinceOctober–andit’snotclearhow.EmergencydispatchersinCaliforniahavefieldedinther

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Researchers unmask real extent of cuckoo's cunning

Scientistshavediscoveredthecommoncuckoohasevenmorefraudulentcharacteristicsthanpreviouslyknown.Thebirdisnotoriousforevadingparentaldutybyhidinghereggsinthenests

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Google Duo adds video chats to your regular call history

Google'sstandalonevideochatapp,Duo,cameoutlastAugust.Sincethen,thecompanyhasaddedsomeniftyfeatures,likevoice-onlycallingtohelpavoidawkwardbedheadconversations.G

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U.S. FCC chairman wants more industry action on robocalls

A task force of more than 30 major technology and communication companies said they have made progress but have not found a solution to eliminate "robocalls" or automated, prerecorded phone calls, but a top U.S. regulator urged faster action.

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Chinese scammers phoned man 14,000 times in one day, demanded cash to stop

Auto-call software once used by the authorities to block spam advertising message calls now used by fraudsters, according to newspaper report

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How to stop robocalls … or at least fight back

Pestering prerecorded calls are reaching record highs, and even hit our cellphones; here are ways you can try to stop them

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More New Zealand schools targeted by suspected overseas threats

More threats were made against New Zealand schools Thursday a day after bomb hoax calls -- possibly from overseas -- disrupted six schools.

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U.S. monitors mails, phone calls in the Netherlands: minister

Dutch Minister of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Wednesday night revealed he received a letter from the United States National Security Agency (NSA) confirming the monitoring of mail and phone traffic in the Netherlands.