Japan to test phones which will alert if it sounds like you are being scammed

[illumination]

The system detects a phone scammer by analysing stressed-out voices and by recognising typical scammer words like "debt" or "repayment."

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[Vextor]

Maybe it will work sometimes, but the real risk is that REAL calls have the probability to be classified by this sort of system as fake.

 

[illumination]

Maybe it will work sometimes, but the real risk is that REAL calls have the probability to be classified by this sort of system as fake.

There is that issue as well as the potential for privacy abuse as well..

 

[InternetChicken]

Privacy abuse issue would be a worry ,
Would they not be better off working on disconnecting the scammers?
And this could not be bypassed by scammers with voice pitch altering Software ?
Sorry but the whole thing seems like a waist of time and money to me