{"id":11081,"date":"2017-05-15T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=11081"},"modified":"2017-05-12T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T20:32:23","slug":"called-get-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/called-get-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Called Me and How Did They Get My Information?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, it can seem like you get phone calls from unknown numbers or telemarketers once or twice a week. These callers don\u2019t usually leave messages, and their phone numbers are often untraceable. You wonder how these people got your phone number in the first place. In what way do they get ahold of your information? One way, of course, is that telemarketers collect information you share online. To make sure you\u2019re keeping your privacy as well as you can, make sure to quickly run DFNDR\u2019s Security Scan feature. Regularly run a Security Scan to ensure that your device isn\u2019t infected with viruses or security breaches:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"run-security-scan\"<\/a><\/center>But even a trustworthy anti-virus app isn\u2019t enough to completely protect yourself from telemarketers. There are other ways these crafty companies find your information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More:<\/b> 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Stolen<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Terms of Use Clauses<\/b><\/p>\n

Lots of apps are only in operation because they want to collect and sell your personal information to telemarketers. Make sure you\u2019re carefully reading the Terms of Use before you click the \u201cYes, I accept\u201d button on the app. You might be giving more information away than you even need to for the app to operate. Often, people rush through app downloads and don\u2019t read the Terms of Use — don\u2019t be caught like this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data Mining<\/b><\/p>\n

The more information you share online, the easier it is for telemarketers to find your number \u2014 and to learn lots of information about your life. In the age of Big Data, companies can find out all about you: public records, census data, your Likes, your Tweets, and even your personal information, like your phone number shared on Facebook. Additionally, companies, including credit bureaus and department stores, sell the information you\u2019ve used to sign up for things like store credit cards. Share wisely online \u2014 you never know who might find you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Random Calling<\/b><\/p>\n

Even if you haven\u2019t given your number away to anyone, sophisticated technologies can generate hundreds of thousands of randomized telephone numbers in no time. A robo-caller might have come up with your phone number out of thin air.<\/span><\/p>\n

What else can you to stop telemarketers besides running regular security scans? For one, make sure you know the Terms of Use of various apps before you download them. Additionally, register your phone number with the <\/span>National Do Not Call Registry<\/span><\/a>. Some unscrupulous companies will call you anyway, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to try.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve all had those unknown numbers that call, and call, and call. More frustrating than the missed calls, though, is the question: how did they get my number? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4025,4356,161],"class_list":["post-11081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performance","tag-dfndr","tag-scan","tag-virus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}