Digital arrest hardest fraud threat, Google can't fix it alone: Kotsovinos

Digital arrest scams are the toughest fraud challenge today, calling for ecosystem-wide action as deepfakes and AI-driven impersonation make tracking and prevention more complex, says Kotsovinos

New-age frauds and scams, such as digital arrests, are the most complex part of the puzzle to crack in the entire scam and fraud ecosystem. Solving this issue will require coordinated efforts from all stakeholders, including companies other than Google, Evan Kotsovinos, the company’s vice president of privacy, safety and security, tells Aashish Aryan in an interview. Edited excerpts: 

The aspects of safety and vulnerability are very different in markets like India compared to more digitally mature markets such as the EU, the US, or the UK. What are the safety measures that you adopt in India? 

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