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Google, Android and Fake Toll Scam

Google’s New Android Protections Could Save You from That Fake Toll Scam

Along with all of the other announcements today from The Android Show: I/O Edition, Google is also announcing smarter protections against call scams.

Digital Trends · 9h

Google’s latest Android tools will protect you from a wider range of scams

Google has built a host of new scam protection tools in Android for identity verification, screen-sharing alerts, and safeguards against prize and toll scams.

CNN · 9h

Google has a solution for those ‘unpaid toll’ text scams

The next time you’re about to tap a text message to resolve an unpaid toll balance, your Android phone may warn you to think twice.

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Cold, hard truth: Alaskans lose $26M to Internet crime

Alaskans lost more than $26 million last year to Internet crime through investment fraud, business email compromise and tech ...

Maryland man lost $40K to ‘evil geniuses’ in ‘polished’ scam — here are the patterns you need to watch out for

In just the first four months of 2025, people in Prince George’s County, Maryland, have lost at least $1 million to scams, ...

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Google's Chrome Browser Taps On-Device AI to Catch Tech Support Scams

A new version of Chrome coming this month will use Gemini Nano AI to help the browser stop scams that usually appear as ...

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Google Chrome to use on-device AI to detect tech support scams

Google is implementing a new Chrome security feature that uses the built-in 'Gemini Nano' large-language model (LLM) to detect and block tech support scams while browsing the web. Tech ...

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Google Launches New AI-Powered Scam Detection Features

Google is using Gemini Nano, its on-device large language model, to provide insight on risky websites so the tech giant is ...

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