Collaborate Disseminate
WhatsApp (and many other services) has the option to receive the login code through a phone call.
Steps:
attempt to log into WhatsApp on another phone with your number
click on the button saying you didn’t get the number on your WhatsApp … Continue reading WhatsApp sends a authentication code via a call. Android doesn’t block calls with a locked screen
My friend Alice says she was possibly hacked. Yesterday, her friend Bob said Alice sent him a WhatsApp message with some numbers, and then Bob replied to this message with a thumbs up. Bob says no record of the message appears on their cha… Continue reading Unusual WhatsApp message with random code sent to a contact [closed]
There are a ton of inventions out in the world that are almost complete accidents, but are still ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives. Things like bubble wrap which was originally …read more Continue reading How IBM Stumbled Onto RISC
Phones can be distracting, with notifications popping up all the time to snare our attention and maybe even ruin our lives. [Guy Dupont] wishes to be no slave to the …read more Continue reading Mailblocks Makes Your Phone Work More Like The Post, Kinda?
A guy asked to borrow my phone to make a call. Instead of giving him my phone, I asked what the number was, put it on speaker and made the call. Someone answered but barely talked, she sounded maybe confused? I hung up and told the guy she… Continue reading Am I being tracked or something?
Looking on how to best advise someone who continues to have phone hacking issues. She changes devices, carriers nothing stops it. Local law enforcement have been no help. Very detailed personnel information is getting out. What should She … Continue reading Tracking Apps Spyware [closed]
I am trying to determine if there is a benefit to using the GMail app over the built in iOS one when it comes to security. I know that both store data locally on the phone, but the question is whether that data is encrypted? I cannot find … Continue reading Apple Mail versus GMail app content security
I gave a friend my earpiece and her phone had audio issues prior to that, I took it back and connected it to my phone and ever since I did, my audio stopped working. Now if I try to do anything that has audio my phone lags. I use an iPhone… Continue reading Can an earpiece transfer virus from one phone to another?
If one calls the Amazon customer services number, a robotic voice asks one to enter three numbers. Along the lines of “to be connected to a customer service associate, please press [XYZ]” (where [xyz] may be any the specified numbers).
Wha… Continue reading Why does Amazon make you enter specified digits upon calling their customer service switchboard?
Telephones. We’ve got a few around the place, and some may remember all the weird and wonderful varieties produced over the years. But, vintage phone dealers [Ron and Mary Knappen] …read more Continue reading What Can You Do With Thousands of Vintage Telephones?