Google releases 'fraud detection feature' that uses AI to listen to phone calls and detect fraud
Google has released a fraud detection feature that uses AI to scrutinize phone conversations and alerts you with audio and haptic feedback (vibration) if a conversation appears to be fraudulent.
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Google's fraud detection feature uses AI to listen to conversations and notify users if it detects speech patterns that are common in scams.
For example, if you receive a call claiming to be from a bank and the caller says something like, 'We suspect that your account information has been leaked, so we would like you to urgently transfer funds,' it will be detected. If the AI detects a conversation that is suspected to be fraudulent, it will warn you with audio and haptic feedback, and also provide you with visual information.
The fraud detection feature is off by default and can be turned on at the user's discretion. It can also be turned off completely later or during a call. Google said, 'This feature is privacy-protected. AI detection and processing is done entirely on-device, so your information is not sent to Google servers or anywhere else, and is not stored on your device.'
The fraud detection feature will first be available on Google Pixel 6 and newer devices. At the time of writing, it is being offered on a trial basis to users in the US who are using the beta version of the Phone app. It is expected to be available on other Android devices in the future.
In addition to the release of the fraud detection feature, Google also announced an update to its device protection tool, Google Play Protect. According to Google, the tool now includes a 'live threat detection feature,' which will alert you in real time if it detects a harmful app, allowing you to take immediate action to protect your device.
'Live Threat Detection focuses on so-called stalkerware, code that may collect personal or sensitive data for surveillance purposes without a user's consent. By examining an app's actual activity patterns, not just its code, we can find apps that try to hide their behavior or malicious apps hiding in plain sight. All of this protection is done in a privacy-preserving way through our Private Compute Core, which protects users without collecting data,' Google said.
Live Threat Detection is available on Pixel 6 and newer devices, and will be coming to other smartphone manufacturers in the coming months.
'Scammers steal more than $1 trillion a year from people, and phone calls are the most common way they do so. Even more worryingly, scam calls are evolving and becoming more sophisticated, more damaging, and harder to identify. That's why we're using Google's AI to our full potential to help identify and stop scams before they cause harm,' said Google's fraud detection feature.
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