Now there is a function to understand if someone is scaming you from the phone: how scam detection works

Written by Jason Miller

Now there is a function to understand if someone is scaming you from the phone: how scam detection works

The Scam Detection function will be introduced on Android 15, the latest version of the operating system developed by Google. For now it will work above all with text messages: study patterns and recurring terms of the conversation to understand if it is a scam.

The scams via Smartphone are swelling the Postal Police boxes. They arrive via message, through social networkswith call center calls or with content created by artificial intelligence. In the last few days the first functions are coming to recognize them automatically and block them, starting from the messages. Google announced that on Android 15the latest version of the operating system will be launched Scam detectiona works that identifies suspicious messages in text apps.

Scam detection is based onpatterns analysis. Look for keywords, recurring screens and everything that can make a suspect a scam attempt. At the moment the function is active only for SMS and operates on the device. It means that the analysis of the messages is made directly from the software on the smartphonewithout sending the data that is collected to other servers.

When Scor Detction arrives in Italy

At the moment Scam Detction was Distributed in English And it is active in three countries: United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Google, however, explained that it will also be distributed in other languages. As often happens, these analyzes are based on the texts, so to make the algorithm efficient you have to make it work on conversations of scams written in Italian. A simple translation is not enough. The scams of scam are increasingly advanced and yes they perfectly adapt to each language.

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Honor’s DeepFake Detection function

Meanwhile, for April Honor is ready to launch a system of DeepFake Detection. It is a software that will be able to analyze the faces that appear on the screens of our smartphones on video-key. If the system understands that they are made with artificial intelligence we are sent an alert. DeepFake Detection It was presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona together with a 10 billion dollar investment plan on artificial intelligence.

Jason Miller

I'm Jason Miller, and I've been passionate about technology and storytelling for over a decade. As a lead writer at Herald Editorials, I strive to bring clarity and creativity to complex tech topics. When I'm not writing, you'll find me exploring the latest gadgets or hiking in the great outdoors.