cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22088398

Following the announcement on Wednesday, the new real-time Scam Detection is rolling out to the Phone by Google app beta on Pixel.

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    8 hours ago

    Telecoms need to do it at the network level. You can effectively DDOS someone by a system that calls or texts them

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      5 hours ago

      They do, just for some reason not effectively. Like, blocking the VoIP providers that allow scammers would dry all that up.

      Weird thing is, this just drives more people to not use voice calls. They’re killing their own racket. (Although long-term, likely phones will be all IP with no carrier-managed services.)

    • .Donuts@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      Yeah what the fuck. It listens in to your conversations and alerts when you it detects a potential scam.

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    2 days ago

    Not sure what the real difference or benefit is here, but my phone app (google, but not pixel) already labels calls as “likely fraud” or “likely spam”.

    You would have to answer the call for this to be useful, no?

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      1 day ago

      If it functions like the headline suggests;

      It’s for when you’re already on the phone with them, if they start asking for your name, address and social security number the systems says “scam detected”.

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    1 day ago

    Stop wasting time on useless features, Google, and give us back call recording.

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    1 day ago

    I will only be impressed when Google forwards said scam caller to AI Alzheimer’s Granny and wastes all their time. Only then will I applaud. It is past time to fight back.