Freedom of Voice (Mail)
What is America without choice? Every day, we choose between DoorDash and Postmates, iOS and Android, Coke and Pepsi. Imagine a world without choice....
Five Things You Need to Improve Your Business Phone Service
You’re starting or growing a small business. You have a great idea, and need traction in the market. Your website needs to look legit. You need produc...
Do Robocalls Affect Elections?
Isn’t it funny to think back to “simpler times”? Some might say things were better back then. Remember the Michael Douglas film Falling Down, in which...
STIR/SHAKEN Is Great, But It’s No Silver Bullet
As COVID cases spike and the world finds itself in dicey territory, one ray of sunshine appears to be how close we are to a vaccine. Inject everyone w...
When Opportunity Knocks, You Don’t Say “Press 9 to Return to the Previous Menu”
You know the old saying, “The phones are lighting up”? It probably elicits very different visuals depending on your age. A younger person might think...
Election Calls: When Privacy Meets Voter Turnout
At YouMail, we’ve been tracking calling campaigns related to the elections as many of our users have reported them as spam or scams. Earlier during El...
There’s a Robocall for That: Scammers Take Advantage of California Fires
The robocall scammers hit close to home last week. YouMail is based in Irvine, right in the middle of Orange County. We've been here for a whi...
Can Illegal Robocalls Impact Elections? Or Worse?
There is a crazy, creepy robocall that's been going on for a few months, but scaling in volume right up until election day. This robocall sort...
How Safe Is Grandma From Scams?
Think of your sweet, innocent grandmother. You got her in your head? The cookies she makes? The floral pattern on her blouse? Her soft smile when you...
Robocall Origination Prevention: We Take Our Robocalls Shaken AND Stirred
Monday morning quarterback. Backseat driver. Whatever moniker you prefer, we live in a culture surrounded by scrutiny. Do the wrong thing on social me...
YouMail Helps Protect Republic Wireless Users
The robocall problem in the United States is huge, with over 58.5 billion robocalls in 2018, and a current pace to reach 50 billion robocalls in 2020,...
Call Filter Works Great With YouMail
One of us got this nice text from Verizon talking about their new Call Filter service, which is supposed to help address the unwanted robocall problem...