Seven more T-Mobile phones will be able to help protect their owners from getting scammed

Back in January, T-Mobile announced that a software update added its "Caller Verified" technology to the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. S...

Back in January, T-Mobile announced that a software update added its "Caller Verified" technology to the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Subscribers to T-Mobile who own the phone see the words "Caller Verified" when an incoming call has been authenticated by the carrier. This is important because some analysts say that nearly half of all mobile calls received by consumers this year in the U.S. will be scam or spam calls.

"Caller Verified" is based on the FCC's STIR and SHAKEN framework that all stateside carriers are supposed to have in place this year (right now only T-Mobile ...

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