Who is not bothered by SPAM and possible scams that often reach your device? It is something that annoys a lot, but now you will have help to combat it, if you have a Xiaomi. Why are we so sure? Because MIUI 13 will bury forever the SPAM of your Xiaomi thanks to its new anti-fraud function.
MIUI 13 will notify you if someone is trying to scam you by calls or SMS
Although MIUI 13 will bring a lot of additional news, one of the most striking is its new anti-fraud system. What are we talking about? That your Xiaomi will be able to detect calls and messages that are potentially SPAM and try to fool you.
The company reached an alliance with the Chinese Government Agency Against Online Fraud that will allow you to take care of yourself in this regard. To do this, they will use an automated network that will be linked to the database of fraudsters of this entity, which covers the entire Chinese territory.
The implementation of this feature will not be done through a separate application, but will be something integrated into MIUI 13. Regarding its operation, Xiaomi explained that this anti-fraud system will use a blacklist that will allow contrasting phone numbers and messages that previously have been identified as a scam.
In addition, it will also be able to carry out a word-by-word analysis of the messages you receive to identify patterns that may indicate a possible SCAM. About the warnings, they will work as follows:
- For fraudulent calls , MIUI 13 will display an on-screen notice telling users that they are dealing with a “call scammer”. And if it becomes a registered contact, your Xiaomi will also notify you that you could be running a risk.
- Regarding SMS messages , MIUI 13 will give two warnings: the first, for those numbers that are on the blacklist of fraudulent SMS; the second, if evidence is found that the message you received could be dangerous.
Finally, and before the questions of some users, Xiaomi explained that this function will not analyze the installed applications. Thus, the installation of fraudulent applications on your mobile will continue to be your sole responsibility.
The MIUI 13 anti-fraud initiative is interesting, but it could violate users’ privacy
Playing a bit of devil’s advocate, we must confess that this new feature of MIUI 13 for China can be very useful. However, for an algorithm to be able to do a word-by-word analysis of the messages you receive can be dangerous .
The reason? Because the Chinese government, or Xiaomi itself, could easily use this information for their benefit. The privacy gap left by this functionality can be enormous, although the control of the Chinese state over the communications of its country is well known to all, so it would not be something new in the panorama.
Will we ever see this feature in MIUI 13 outside of China? We do not know, although surely more than one user will not end up seeing it with good eyes. What do you think about it?
