Google Adds Android Protections Against AI Deepfake Threats

Google announced a new "fake call detection" feature for Phone by Google on Android 12+ that uses RCS-based cryptographic device attestation and a secondary verification ping to detect caller ID spoofing and AI voice deepfakes; if attestation is missing the recipient is alerted to terminate the call. The article describes rollout timing, cross-platform adoption goals, and contextualizes the threat with industry loss statistics from INTERPOL and the FTC.