New Feture in Android Device block every unwanted calls from your phone and send out automatic sms from your phone

Considering the ease in which data can be obtained and shared, it’s not particularly hard to gather a person’s contact details for purpose of spam, harassment, or cold calls.

Neither Android nor iOS – the world’s two most popular mobile device platforms – offer much in terms of features for blocking or filtering prank, ad, or just generally unwanted correspondence. If someone (or some bot) is continually barraging your inbox or call log, there’s not really that much you can do, short of contacting your carrier and setting up a block remotely.

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Going through all that trouble seems a little excessive, but there comes a time for most of us when we could do with blocking a number – if only temporarily – for whatever reason, and this is where apps like Root Call Blocker for Android steps into the fray.

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As the name quite openly suggests, the app requires root access, but thereafter, provides a watertight blocking and filtering system for both calls and SMS. It operates silently, and the root daemon ensures blocking 100% of the time. You can opt to select whether or not you wish to be notified when a certain caller or number is blocked, and you can configure it to block those unknown and restricted numbers.

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There are five reject methods in total, ranging from the basic "Don’t Answer" to the pre-meditated, automated SMS reply. The trial version allows you to add one item, although the Pro iteration costs five dollars, and offers unlimited access all of the features the app has to offer.

Another app to add to the growing list of reasons to root your Android, Root Call Blocker is the sort of app we only but wish could be a staple part of Google’s mobile OS at stock level. The chances of the Big G implementing such a feature-packed blocker to the end-user would seem speculative at best, but with such a good app already in our midst, there’s no need to tolerate the unwanted calls and messages anymore.

    Download  Root Call Blocker Free for Android [Google Link]
    Download  Root Call Blocker Pro for Android [Google  Link]

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Facebook Launch New Device For And App Security Stolen Rooted Androaid IOS

 

A certain amount of hysteria has arisen today after a report suggested that a security vulnerability in Facebook’s mobile apps could lead potentially to identity theft.

Having carried out a series of tests, developer Gareth Wright reported that since many app developers save values in plain text plists as opposed to binaries, sensitive information could easily be compromised if fallen into the wrong hands.

He looked at the immensely popular Draw Something app, and noticed a plain text Facebook access token, copied the hash, and tested a few FQL queries. He then discovered he could pull essentially any information from his Facebook account. After sending the plist around to a few trusted associates, he was pretty awestruck to notice they could easily update his status, send messages, and essentially use his account.

Having contacted Facebook about the issues, he noted:

    Facebook are aware and working on closing the hole, but unless app developers follow suit and start encrypting the 60 day access token Facebook supplies, it’s only a matter of time before someone starts using the info for ill purpose…if they aren’t already.

As TechCrunch correctly points out, though, the threat is only prevalent if a device is actually stolen, and even if it were, it would need to be jailbroken – or rooted, if you’re an Android user – in order for any serious damage to occur. If your jailbroken/rooted device was to be snatched, however, an unscrupulous individual could have a field day with your contacts, cookies, as well as access to app and account information.

Truthfully speaking, the key is not to get your device snatched, and Wright’s findings also reiterate the importance of having some form of remote wipe implementation in place to at least rescue the data from your doomed device.

Facebook has tried to calm the situation by releasing a clarifying statement:

    "Access tokens are only vulnerable if they have modified their mobile OS [jailbroken or rooted] or have granted  a malicious actor access to the physical device. We develop and test our application on an unmodified version of mobile operating systems and rely on the native protections as a foundation for development, deployment and security, all of which is compromised on a jailbroken device."

Facebook then goes on to recommend users stay away from jailbreaking / modding in any way that could increase the security risk. Since we’re strong advocates of the freedom of jailbreaking, we’d simply add that as long as you have a remote wipe system in place, you should be absolutely fine.

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