Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by Gustomaximus on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:32AM (#12546390)

Shouldn't this work both ways, where if someone does harass you, that they have a phone number to sing into systems allows you to easily block them across all channels. Combined with Android spam blocker it could work well.

That said I'd like 2 user options on my phone more to separate work/personal so I can turn off one but not the other.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by kuschku on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @06:23AM (#12546858)

Creating a new phone number to spam people takes about 2$ and 5 minutes at your nearest grocery store to get a prepaid card.

Changing your phone number and getting everyone who still has the old to change over can take years.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by Gustomaximus on Thursday September 22, 2016 @01:27AM (#12554581)

Creating an email account is cheaper and easier than that, yet Gmail and others do a great job blocking spam. Any reason why similar identifying rules can't be brought to phone numbers?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app by kuschku on Thursday September 22, 2016 @03:41AM (#12555181)

Because GMail actually blocks basically everything.

To ensure your emails actually arrive in GMail, the only sure way is using GMail yourself.

Otherwise, you’ll never be able to be sure they arrive.

That’s like every ISP only allowing people from the same ISP to call them, and then increasing the cost to creating a new phone number.

Sure, now you prevent spam calls, but you also make phones unusable.

[ Parent | on HN ]