Google launches fake call detection in its Phone app (opens in new tab)

Google today announced fake call detection for the Phone by Google app. This protects you from what the company refers to as "the growing threat of impersonation scams", which are now using AI deepfakes. Here's how these scams work. First, the scammers spoof the originating phone number of, say, one of your family members, "routing calls through internet-based software to make it appear as though the call is originating from a familiar contact", Google says. Then they use "easily accessible" ...