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Privacy/Online Security: Mr. Number for Mr. Number by Mr. Number

  • by , February 29, 2012

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More than five million Android users have downloaded Mr. Number, a two-year-old app that replaces the standard dialing and texting apps. Mr. Number brings calls and texts together in the same smartbox, matches numbers with callers' names, and automatically blocks calls and texts from spammers and telemarketers. The app allows users to share whether they're free to receive calls or busy, and can also send all calls to voicemail. Friends will see that the user isn't available while others will receive a text message.

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