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ZDNET's key takeaways
NordVPN can detect a scam call before you answer it.
The Scam Call Protection is only for NordVPN Premium Android users.
Future features include caller ID for legitimate calls and an option to report.
Your phone rings, but the call is from an unknown number. Should you pick it up? It could be important. Or it could be a scam call. You're not sure what to do. Well, a new tool from the folks at NordVPN could help you decide.
Scam Call Protection
Now baked into the NordVPN Android app (in the US only for now), a new feature named Scam Call Protection tries to determine the nature of a call before you answer it.
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Designed for NordVPN Premium users, the protection analyzes a call's metadata without accessing the content of the call. If the call is deemed to be spam, the tool will flash a warning message next to the phone number so you don't have to waste time picking it up.
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