heavypound

Kopfschmerzen said:

Facebook has no permission to use a camera or a microphone on my phone. Seems like it never asked for it (so hopefully can’t use them). I would deny access if it asked though, that’s for sure.

If you want to verify for certain, you can go to Settings -> Privacy, and then Microphone, Camera, etc and adjust the settings from there.

Only apps that have asked for permission will be listed under each privacy topic.

I didn’t see mention of it, but I assume Theater Mode shuts down the always-on display on the new watch.

I don’t think blocking or screening helps the problem of robocalls. Those responses just pushes the problem onto other people.

Robocalls are popular because they have “no” cost. I use the service from Jolly Roger Telephone to help with this. JR impersonates a real person answering the phone to get a real person on the line on their end. This ties up a real person and makes it actually cost the robocall outfit something because they are paying for a real person at that point. Since signing up for JR, I now relish all the telemarking calls I receive instead of fearing them or getting mad.

Ah, AT&T. Gotta love your FauxG networks. They’re the “best”!

Spam e-mails, phone calls, and app notifications are successful because there is no real cost to the vendor that sends them out. Junk mail folders don’t work for email because there is no additional cost to the sender. Telemarking call blocking doesn’t help because there is no cost to the caller (investigate Jolly Roger Telephone for an alternative that DOES cost the person that calls you). Similarly, disabling app notifications doesn’t help in this situation.

To get stuff like this to stop, EVERYONE that received an alert like this should schedule an appointment at the local Genius Bar for assistance on disabling the notifications. Without making this spam notification cost Apple something, the practice will not stop.