Posted on April 8, 2010, at 1:00 PM .
BlackBerry Messenger is getting hit with spam again, and it’s starting to get a little worrisome about RIM’s ability to keep the message client spam-free. Spam can easily kill a messaging service as everyone has seen with Windows Messenger. I personally don’t log in to Windows Messenger anymore because the second I do, I’m inundated with spam. If this continues, the value of BBM will be seriously diminished.
Here is what the message says:
Hello, greetings from RIM (Research In Motion) proprietors of BlackBerry. This message is to inform all of our users, that our servers have recently been really full, so we are asking for your help to fix this problem. We need our active users to re-send this message to everyone on your contact list inorder to confirm our active users that use BlackBerry Messenger, if you do not send this message to all your BlackBerry Messenger contacts then your account will remain inactive with the consequence of losing all your contacts.
We apologize for the inconvenience but this is the only way possible to resolve this problem. Sincerely Research in Motion. For more information visit:
www.blackberry.com/inactiveusers
Posted on February 24, 2010, at 12:55 PM .
The Kedlin Company have announced their BlackBerry app Call Control, which was voted the Best Save Time App by the Verizon development community. The app syncs with a community-generated blacklist of spam callers, to help stop telemarketers and unwanted calls from reaching your phone.
Call Control features include:
- Call Control stops thousands unwanted calls without the user having to key in individual telephone numbers.
- Call Control stays up to date with new spam callers by updating your Blackberry on a daily basis.
- If a spam call does get through, users can easily report the call and instantly block it from calling again, all with one click.
- Callers with a restricted Caller ID are also blocked from calling.
The app looks promising and it’s going to be important for the Kedlin company to keep their community-generated list accurate. The problem with blocking calls is that even if a single important call gets blocked, it doesn’t matter how many spam calls are prevented.
Call Control is currently available for Blackberry and comes as a freemium service. There is a free Lite version and a paid Pro version for $7.99. Call Control can be downloaded by pointing your device to everycall.us/m/.
Posted on January 12, 2010, at 10:27 AM .
TrustedSource, the site maintained by Internet security specialists McAfee, are calling out BlackBerry Messenger as a potential threat for spam and hoaxes. The site is a hub for statistics gathered by McAfee and its customers, to give timely information about security threats and viruses. Their latest blog post reads:
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Posted on May 11, 2009, at 3:44 PM .
SMobile Security Shield Parental Control Edition is designed to protect your children and young adults from the likes of:
* Misconduct
* Exploitation
* Unwanted Communications
* Sexting
* Loss and Theft
* Malware
* Online Predators
With the Parental Control Dashboard, parents are imbued with the power of Big Brother, and can easily and effectively gain insight into their children’s mobile activities, as well as offering protection from the effects of device loss or theft. Security Shield software communicates with the dashboard server, and also provides an additional level of protection:
* Antivirus and anti-malware scanning, for automatic up-to-the- minute protection from the latest mobile threats
* Anti-spam features for filtering of calls and Text Message messages, via sender number
Get notified for when this application becomes available on BlackBerry and get 20% off the purchase price.
Check out the news report for more information.
Posted on April 28, 2009, at 12:29 PM .
Spam is making big headway on smartphones. Spam blockers haven’t totally adapted to mobile yet and spam is taking advantage. To combat the surge in text message spam, TextGuard effective blocks unwanted text messages sent to your mobile device.
The utility monitors and tracks all messages and archives them on a central server, which is accessible for later retrieval through a website admin panel. TextGuard offers 3 different plans designed for individuals, businesses and corporations.
After installing the utility and registering, you can monitor all your incoming messages that are being passed through their server. Call records are also saved on the server, allowing users to block certain numbers if they do not want to receive text messages or calls from them. The server provided easy access to all the information, which can be organized and retrieved later on. This makes the application both an effective spam blocker, and a handy recording tool.
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Users can register online and download the 30 day free trial of the software.
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Posted on March 25, 2009, at 12:20 PM .
Verizon has settled a lawsuit filed last month against Feature Films for Families, a Utah-based telemarketing company, for illegally calling Verizon customers and employees to advertise the movie, “The Velveteen Rabbit.” In addition to a permanent injunction preventing any future calls, the Utah-based telemarketer has agreed to a $25,000 cash settlement, which Verizon is donating to the National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH).
The lawsuit alleged Feature Films for Families illegally used an autodialer to call Verizon customers about the movie. The lawsuit stated that over 10 days in early February, nearly 500,000 calls were made to Verizon Wireless customers and employees from the telephone number 917-210-4609. When customers answered these calls to their wireless phones they heard either a prerecorded voice message or an individual reading a script promoting the anticipated release of the film.
Now if only Rogers can file a similar lawsuit against the people calling me about my renewing my car insurance (I don’t drive).
