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Android Strengthens Scam Defenses for Calls and Texts
Changes for tools including Google Messages, screen sharing and call forwarding are all aimed at countering mobile fraud.
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Changes for tools including Google Messages, screen sharing and call forwarding are all aimed at countering mobile fraud. Google is launching new Android security features, including built-in protections for Google Messages and call forwarding, to block scams before they happen. In a blog post on Wednesday , the company said it’s using its AI technology to offer some of these protections and is already flagging 5 million suspected scam calls and texts every month in its Phone and Google Messages apps.
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