Category: verify

Apple will give third-party Mac repair shops its stamp of approval

Post author By Randall
Post date August 17, 2020
Categories In Apple, certified, gear, Mac, News, repair, right-to-repair, sustainability, Tech, third-party, verify

[ad_1] The expanded repair program is a win for right-to-repair advocates, who have long urged Apple to make it easier for third parties to fix its products. The changes should keep Apple products working longer, which is ultimately more sustainable, and it should give customers confidence that they’re getting trustworthy service. It’s probably easier to […]

Google adds spam detection and verified business SMS to Messages

Post author By Randall
Post date December 12, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, Mobile, phishing, report, Safety, Scam, Security, sms, spam, Tech, text messages, texting, texts, verified, verify, warning

[ad_1] When you receive a message from a verified business, you’ll see the company name, logo and a verification badge in the message thread. Businesses must sign up to use Verified SMS, and so far, 1-800-Flowers, Banco Bradesco, Kayak, Payback and SoFi are on-board. Verified SMS is rolling out gradually in the US, Brazil, Canada, […]

AT&T and Comcast test ‘verified’ phone calls to fight spam

Post author By Randall
Post date March 20, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, authentication, business, comcast, gear, Mobile, networks, robocalls, Robots, shakenstir, Tech, verify, voice providers
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[ad_1] While AT&T and Comcast have been able to verify calls between their own customers, earlier this month, they successfully tested verifying calls between providers. They believe this is the first time separate providers have used the SHAKEN/STIR protocol (which applies a kind of digital signature to every phone). In a press release today, the […]