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  2. Call blocking - Wikipedia

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    Call blocking, also known as call block, call screening, or call rejection, allows a telephone subscriber to block incoming calls from specific telephone numbers. This feature may require an additional payment to the subscriber's telephone company or a third-party. Call blocking is desired by individuals who wish to block unwanted phone calls.

  3. App security flaw makes your iPhone call without asking - AOL

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    Potentially, an evildoer could force you to call an expensive toll number before you've had a chance to hang up. The exploit isn't limited to any one app or developer, either.

  4. Nuisance call - Wikipedia

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    A nuisance call is an unwanted and unsolicited telephone call. Common types of nuisance calls include prank calls, telemarketing calls, and silent calls. Obscene phone calls and other threatening calls are criminal acts in most jurisdictions, particularly when hate crime is involved. [1] Unsolicited calls may also be used to initiate telephone ...

  5. Pocket dialing - Wikipedia

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    Typically, a call is caused by the person's movement changing the shape of the pocket in a person's clothing in such a way that a small amount of pressure is applied to some of the buttons, or in the case of a touch screen phone, a call can also be caused by the screen of the phone facing the person's body and a small amount of perspiration ...

  6. Want the right to ignore your boss' calls after hours? A bill ...

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    A San Francisco lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make California the first state in the country to give workers the right to ignore after-hours calls, emails and texts from their employers.

  7. Workers to get right to ignore bosses’ emails and calls after ...

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    Workers will soon be able to ignore work-related emails and calls outside office hours under new rules to be introduced by the Labour government.. Meeting the party’s “right to switch off ...

  8. 999 phone charging myth - Wikipedia

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    A related belief arose in 2015 that telling Siri on an iPhone to "Charge my phone to 100%" would cause the phone to call the emergency services as a secret safety code. [4] This was later traced to a bug in Apple programming that was fixed within a day. The myth continued to spread on social media as a prank. [5]

  9. Police call attention to privacy risks with latest iPhone update

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    Nov. 29—With a new Apple feature making it easier than ever to share contact information, local officers are reminding iPhone users to be cautious with their personal data. The feature, called ...