Real-time scam detection among Google’s new Safety initiatives

ager, Google India, said that Google is taking a 360-degree approach to safety - combining on-product and on-cloud protections, digital literacy to empower users with knowledge and awareness, and investing in continuous safety research so as to keep updating defences to keep up with the emerging threats.

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Gemini Nano to help catch potential scams

The technology giant announced Scam Detection, powered by Gemini Nano and rolling out on Pixel phones. It checks calls in real-time and flags potential scams entirely on-device, without recording audio or transcripts or sending data to Google. The feature is ‘off’ by default and users will have to turn it on to activate. It works only for calls from unknown numbers, not saved contacts, and plays a ‘beep’ to notify participants. It can be turned off by the user at any time.

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