Google Messages prepares its next tool in the fight against phishing and sp

[phillynews215]

• Google Messages is working on a way to sort texts based on where they come from.
• Unknown messages from international senders will be grouped into a “cross-country” folder.
• The measure seems aimed at combating spam and phishing attempts.

Spam is not going away anytime soon. So long as it’s incredibly cheap to do, and even a handful of recipients take the bait, spammers are going to keep right at it. That just means that companies like Google need to stay vigilant in developing and equipping us with the latest, best tools for detecting and fighting spam. We may have spotted what could be the next addition to this arsenal, as we check out some changes in the works for Google Messages.

Messages already includes a few ways to categorize the texts you receive. There’s your regular inbox, which most of them hit by default, as well as your folder for archived messages. A text can also be identified as spam or flagged from coming from a blocked number, and right now those two groups are displayed together.




More...