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.

  • brlemworld@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

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

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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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.)