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How Google Plans to Save Indians ₹20,000 Crore from Cybercrime in 2025
- Google is enhancing fraud detection on UPI platforms and Google Pay using AI.
- In 2024, Google helped prevent frauds worth ₹13,000 crore and issued over 41 million scam warnings.
- A new engineering center will be established in India, focusing on building India-specific safety tools.
- Expansion of Google's fraud awareness program DigiKavach.
- Campaigns like “Mauka Gawao” have reached over 177 million users.
- Google collaborates with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre and the national cybercrime helpline.
- Teaming up with banks, telecom companies, and fintechs through the Safer Internet India Coalition.
- Introduction of an interactive tool called ShieldUp! to educate users on recognizing scams.
- Google funds awareness campaigns targeting vulnerable users and MSMEs through NGOs like CyberPeace Foundation.
- Plans to introduce AI-generated content labels to combat misinformation like deepfakes.
- Google Play Protect scans 200 billion apps daily to identify and remove malicious software.
- Preparation for future threats by moving toward quantum-resistant cryptographic methods.
- Google aims to save Indians ₹20,000 crore from cybercrime losses by 2025.
- The initiative combines AI fraud prevention, localized threat analysis, digital education, and industry collaboration.
- The approach promises to enhance online safety for millions of Indian users and organizations.
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