Apple says it’s tracking your calls and emails to ‘prevent fraud’

Re:Apple says it’s tracking your calls and emails to ‘preven... by yawz on Friday September 21, 2018 @11:14AM (#18040286)

My simple algorithm can easily be implemented by Apple, and made an optional configuration:

If the number is not in my contacts list I redirect it to voicemail.

If Apple gives me that I'm a happier consumer.

And most of the time, I also google the numbers that I don't recognize, and block them if they are known offenders/spammers.

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Re:Apple says it’s tracking your calls and emails to ‘preven... by badgers on Friday September 21, 2018 @11:18AM (#18040321)

I believe there is a way to do this, if you use Do Not Disturb and make an exception for All Contacts.

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Re:Apple says it’s tracking your calls and emails to ‘preven... by gergles on Friday September 21, 2018 @01:18PM (#18041176)

Not really, because then you can't get any notifications you actually do want. (Turning on DND blocks every notification.)

Apple refuses to make it so you can actually manage how the "phone" can bother you, and I'm assuming they have some sort of deal with the carriers to be this way.

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Re:Apple says it’s tracking your calls and emails to ‘preven... by yawz on Friday September 21, 2018 @11:59AM (#18040634)

Interesting idea, but sometimes I do that when I sleep, so I would need that exception list to be small.

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