We Can’t Fix Political Deepfakes

ElevenLabs, an AI startup specializing in voice replication technology, has banned a user account responsible for creating an audio deepfake of President Biden. The deepfake featured a message urging people not to vote in the New Hampshire primary. Continue Reading →

Robocalls are back to pre-pandemic levels

There's a reason you're getting more robocalls now: due to the pandemic, many international call centers were shut down. At the same time, the government did its best to reduce COVID-19-related phone scams. All that's over now. Robocall volume is back to pre-pandemic levels, and about 60 percent of these calls are scams or unsolicited telemarketing. Continue Reading →

Beware Holiday Robocall Scams

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Robocalls are so universally hated that the United States House of Representatives (a group not known for their bipartisan approach to legislating) passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED) 417-3. I am wondering what the three representatives who did not vote in favor of the bill like about robocalls... Continue Reading →

Stop Robocalls for Good

Shelly Palmer on Fox 5
Shelly Palmer tells you how to stop those annoying robocalls with a simple, free fix on Good Day New York with Sukanya Krishnan and Jennifer Lahmers on Fox 5 New York. Original Airdate: July 9, 2019 Continue Reading →

Robocalls: The Do Not Call Registry Epidemic

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Even though my phone number is listed in the National Do Not Call Registry, I've started to receive Robocalls on my mobile phone. It's more than a mild annoyance. On a bad day I'll receive two or three of them, and about once a day I receive an unwanted Robotext. Continue Reading →