TMCnet News
PrivacyStar iPhone App Now Automatically Blocks Unwanted CallsLITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- First Orion's PrivacyStar™ app is available today for iPhone users to identify and block unwanted nuisance calls. Download the PrivacyStar app here. The new PrivacyStar app for iPhone gives users more control over their phone calls and provides three levels of protection, including:
With the introduction of iOS 10 and the CallKit API feature, First Orion enables iPhone users to protect themselves and preserve their privacy with the all new PrivacyStar application for iPhone. This service has previously only been available to Android users until this iOS update. PrivacyStar provides a proprietary unique scoring system for every phone number, known as a "Spam Score." The higher the score for a specific calling phone number the more likely it is that a call from that number should be avoided and blocked. A Spam Score ranges from 0 – 5, with a score of "0" generally meaning that First Orion has not identified any specific nuisance or fraudulent behaviors with that number and a score of "5" meaning that First Orion has identified Scam or Fraudulent behavior from that calling number. Scores ranging from 1 – 4 will indicate the relative nuisance level associated with a particular incoming caller. PrivacyStar updates its proprietary scores in real time and the application within minutes as those scores are available. This feature ultimately warns users of the likelihood of the call being fraudulent, allowing iPhone users to set their personal settings to control whether or not numbers with a certain Spam Score are allowed through or automatically blocked. U.S. consumers are harassed by over 30 million spam calls a day and First Orion will now give iPhone users the ability to block unwanted calls, and even file a complaint directly with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In fact, First Orion's PrivacyStar is the leading source of call complaint data to the FTC and in 201 its users filed 31% of all call complaints, according to the recent FTC Consumer Sentinel Network Report. First Orion recognizes consumers are harassed and often victimized on their cell phones. Recently, First Orion conducted a survey on American's mobile usage and found that over 4 percent of those surveyed gave away credit card information to a scammer amounting to an average of over 15 million Americans, doubling the number from last year. While only 1 percent gave up social security numbers in 2015, 2.4 percent did this year, which suggests that nearly 10 million mobile subscribers in the US will provide their social security number to a scam caller this year. "Unlike other applications, we don't upload your contacts to harvest personal information nor do we require that you forward us all of your phone calls," said Rob Sewell, VP of Products and Services at First Orion. "With the PrivacyStar app, we just protect you, with up to the minute scoring to ensure you know who's calling and giving you the right information to know who to block." PrivacyStar Features
PRO Version – all FREE features plus:
Pricing and Availability About PrivacyStar About First Orion For regular updates, please visit www.FirstOrion.com. PrivacyStar and First Orion are registered trademarks of First Orion Corp. All registered or unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners. Media Contact:
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/privacystar-iphone-app-now-automatically-blocks-unwanted-calls-300370714.html SOURCE PrivacyStar |