Comment by SanjayMehta

Comment by SanjayMehta 2 days ago

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It partially automates the process of lodging a complaint against a call, SMS, or WhatsApp communication.

On IOS, you still have to copy/paste the incoming number into a form, provide a screenshot of the message, date/time and it uploads the complaint to their systems.

They inform you that they will not send updates.

What I've observed is a huge drop in scammers, and new scammers get tagged as potential spam by the operator upfront. So they're doing something on the back end.

You can only file a police complaint if you actually suffered monetary loss. I haven't, so I don't know how that works.

The other benefit is that you can keep an eye on id theft used to get connections using your info. This is a huge problem in rural India. Scammers use this to create bank accounts to move money.

throwaway2037 16 hours ago

Another great post. Thank you. It is great to hear that haven't suffered any monetary loss and you are getting fewer scam calls.

I have a "dumb" follow-up question: (Honestly, I don't understand the pushback here on HN against this app.) Do you feel it is invasive or acts as gov't surveillance on your mobile phone? What you describe sounds pretty good to me.

  • SanjayMehta 11 hours ago

    As of now, it's completely passive. It's just a wrapper around their website with some features which reduce friction.

    For example, we have a DND (Do Not Disturb) system which is opt-in. Most people don't know about this. Originally signing up required a new user to send a series of text messages to register (opt-in) and select what kind of ads (spam) they would tolerate. For example you could say block everything except bank offers.

    This app walks you through the process.

    I keep a close watch on permissions etc which apps ask for. This app doesn't really want access to anything unusual.

    This on IOS, I know nothing about Android.