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How to protect yourself from unwanted calls and texts

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published September 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM MDT
A person looks at their phone at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Seattle. (Jenny Kane/AP)
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A person looks at their phone at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Seattle. (Jenny Kane/AP)

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Kim Key, senior writer for PCMag, about her tips on how to stop scammers from accessing your data to send you spam calls and texts.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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