TapTechNews May 16th news, at the I/O 2024 developer conference, Google announced that in addition to using AI to detect scam calls with the local GeminiNano model, today also released a blog post, will add new security features to Android 15 and Google Play Protect to curb fraudulent and malicious applications.
Google said Google Play Protect now scans 200 billion Android apps every day to help over 3 billion users avoid malware.
Google is currently deploying AI functions locally on devices to enhance the ability of Google Play Protect to monitor and identify fraudulent and abusive apps through real-time threat detection.
Through real-time threat detection, the AI on Google Play Protect devices will analyze other behavioral signals related to the use of sensitive permissions and interactions with other applications and services.
If suspicious behavior is detected, Google Play Protect will send the application to Google for additional review, and if malicious behavior is confirmed, it will warn or disable the application for the user.
In addition to a few types of applications such as companion apps for wearable devices, verification code information will be hidden in notifications, thus shutting down common attack vectors for fraud and spyware.
To help protect more sensitive permissions that are often abused by fraudsters, Google will expand the restricted settings of Android 13, requiring additional user approval to enable permissions when installing apps from internet-side sources (such as web browsers, messaging apps, or file managers).
When the Android system is in screen sharing mode, the operating system will automatically prevent sensitive information from appearing in notifications, preventing remote threats from stealing it.
Google has added new advanced mobile protection features in Android 15 to prevent criminals from using mobile site emulators to spy on users or send SMS-based fraud messages.
If the user's cellular network connection is not encrypted, it may result in voice and SMS traffic being intercepted wirelessly and potentially viewed by others, the system will notify the user. This helps alert users if they are being targeted by criminals attempting to intercept traffic or inject fraudulent SMS messages.
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