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Google wants Gemini to listen in on your calls.

The scam detection feature Google just announced requires Android users to opt in, and Google claims it’s on-device only, but it’s still essentially listening to your every conversation to look for fraudulent-sounding language.

Are we really ready to swap scamming concerns with privacy-related ones?

Scam detection feature announced during Google’s 2024 I/O conference.
I prefer to keep my personal conversations private. Cheers, Google.
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