https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1ign9ap/google_meet_spam_on_smartphone/
created by Flerbwerp on 03/02/2025 at 11:46 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 top-level comments (showing 1)
For the past week I keep getting notifications of invites to some dodgy dating site. It comes every day at the same time, a notification congratulating me for being invited and that the session begins in 30 minutes. Then it pings me again at that time.
I have Google Meet disabled already.
I don't use dating sites or apps. I did install Tinder a year ago, which I disabled after it spewed pointless notifications.
Also, I have a live-streaming app for casual content creators that (of course) is used by a lot of females for sex work or attention, but unless I want to use it I keep it disabled also.
I feel like this shitty business has purchased my details from someone else. It's coming to my phone but my email is listed, the one I have with Google.
The phone is a Samsung, those dirty corpo pricks notorious for not providing the ability to block numbers (Samsung users have to resort to 3rd party apps just to block basic numbers).
Anyway, I have no idea how I can stop this garbage spam coming to my phone. It doesn't help that it comes when I am with clients for my work.
Is there a specific setting in the Google user account for this? I have see nothing useful under Data & Privacy, Security or People & Sharing.
Thanks!
Comment by leshiy19xx at 03/02/2025 at 11:53 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I block 3pp numbers on my Samsung phone directly in the phone app. Works like a charm. It also marks incoming call if they come from a spammy number.
How the notifican looks like and what application shows it?
It could be a Google calender spam, but I'm not sure.