Google's move is the latest in an industry-wide effort by the federal government and private tech companies, including T-Mobile, Apple and a cohort of wireless carriers to reduce automated, spam and scam calls people receive on their phones, some of which break established consumer protection laws. Knowing that an unknown number is really who it claims to be is designed to help keep you from falling into common schemes where crooks pose as legitimate businesses to swindle you for sensitive information or money. ![]() Last week, Google announced the company's Phone app will add a new Verified Calls feature to tell you not only what business is calling you, but why they're calling. Verified Calls is rolling out to more devices, but it might take a few weeks.Īndroid users will soon have another tool to help in the fight against robocalls and spam calls.
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