… Android will automatically bin banking scam calls The biggest and most impactful new feature is the ability for Android to automatically dump scam calls that claim to be from a bank or financial institution, adding to Android's already-robust scam protection . …
… Related WhatsApp gets serious about protecting its users A new lockdown mode is rolling out WhatsApp's implementation is called 'Scam Alert,' and it aims to alert users when a message from an unknown contact looks like a potential scam. …
… In the future, if a scammer tries to impersonate said contact, that initial confirmation signal will be missing. Your device will catch on quickly, and ping the actual contact's phone to double-check if they're actually calling. …
… This essentially cuts off "any remote access or active phone calls a scammer might be using to watch what you’re doing." You then have to wait for a full day. …
… Select Galaxy AI and then tap Call assist . Inside the Call assist section, select Call screening and turn on the toggle. After that, enable Auto call screen and choose to activate it for suspected spam and scam calls. If you want, you can also extend it to screen all unknown callers. …
… Those trackers didn't magically appear; Firefox just stopped hiding them. Firefox Sync uses end-to-end encryption by default, with encryption happening on-device before anything uploads. Chrome offers the same protection only if you set a sync passphrase, which most users never do. …
