After its initial announcement at the 2024 I/O conference, Google is officially rolling out its Scam Detection feature for Phone by Google devices. The feature will debut on Pixel smartphones and is expected to expand to more Android devices "soon." Despite using AI, Google assures privacy-conscious users that there is no cause for concern.
Scam Detection is a real-time feature designed to shield users from scams and fraudulent activities. According to Google's announcement, the feature analyzes phone calls to identify patterns commonly associated with scams, such as impersonating a bank representative, a carrier employee, or someone urgently requesting an unsolicited fund transfer.
hold on, if the feature is analyzing phone calls what exactly does it mean? Listening to the conversation?
Will there be end to end encryption so that Google and other third parties don't listen too?