Chrome may be deploying a new tool to combat scammers

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• A Chrome Canary flag appears to be a new scam detection feature.
• The tool uses AI to analyze the intent and branding of sites to assess threats.
• Microsoft recently introduced a similar system for its Edge browser.

As online scams evolve and become more sophisticated, big businesses continue to develop new scam detection methods. Google has already rolled out a new AI-powered scam detection system to its Pixel phones, and there are now indications that it is exploring the use of AI to tackle this issue in its Chrome browser.

A new Chrome flag in Canary, an experimental version of Chrome, was highlighted by X user Leopeva64. The flag suggests that the browser will use AI to analyze the content and intent of websites in an attempt to detect fraudulent activity. This follows Microsoft’s recent introduction of a ‘scareware blocker’ for its Edge browser to detect scams using machine learning.




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