Meta, the company that owns the WhatsApp messaging application, may soon activate new technology that will identify fraudulent or dangerous messages from unknown numbers.

Scams via messaging or cell phone calls have increased in recent months. Meta’s strategy focuses on the security of its platform users, preventing their sensitive data from being compromised or stolen.

WhatsApp will send a notification to users “if it detects potential fraudulent messages with a new optional tool, which the company is currently working on.” According to the specialized portal WABetaInfo, the test is being conducted in the beta version of the Android application (v2.26.22.2).

It’s a proprietary technology tool that analyzes incoming messages from unknown contacts directly on the user’s device. If it detects what could be a scam, it “allows the user to choose what they want to do: block and report the sender or continue the conversation.”

An important detail is that, because it operates on the user’s own device, the message analysis “does not send any information to other servers, not even those of Meta – WhatsApp’s parent company –” thus ensuring privacy with end-to-end encryption.

The tool will be optional and will be disabled by default. It runs in the background, without interrupting user activity, and includes a history showing when and how the alert was triggered.

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In a recent announcement, Mastercard announced the development of a new payment system that will allow its tokenization, through collaboration with other entities.

The multinational credit card issuing company will join a leading company in the development of blockchain technologies and which will be in charge of carrying out the tests.

Mastercard’s project has been called Regulated Settlement Network (RSN), focused on “the collective settlement of tokenized assets. Such as Treasury bonds or other products related to finance.”

The aim is to achieve a single payment platform. “So different assets can be converted into tokens and in turn will be registered in an accounting book that will be distributed.”

Along with Mastercard, there will be other companies that will support the project, such as prominent financial institutions with extensive experience: J.P. Morgan, Visa or Citi. Other companies, such as Broadridge, MITER Corporation or BNT Mellon, are already taking charge of participating in these tests in order to “improve efficiency in payments across borders” and minimizing the chance of fraud or errors in transactions as much as possible.

The Mastercard project shows the growing interest of companies in cryptocurrencies. In short, the credit card company is leading the way in the use of new accounting-related technologies. “A distributed accounting for bank payments through tokenization. Without a doubt, crypto asset trading is booming within the financial market.”

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Ford engineers are working on new headlamp technology that can project informative images, such as road signs or directions, onto the road to improve nighttime driving.

The proposal is based on the technology known as ‘Head-up displays’ or frontal display, a system that projects relevant information for the driver in his field of vision on the windshield, or on a secondary panel.

This system seeks to prevent the driver from taking his eyes off the road to consult information relevant to the journey, such as directions or fuel level. Now Ford engineers want to move it to the headlights.

The new technology would use high-resolution headlights to project information on the asphalt, this time to improve driving and nighttime attention, especially on poorly lit roads.

Specifically, it could project information about weather changes, such as snowfall, fog, slippery surfaces or an icy road ahead, indicate the next turns or show the width of the vehicle on the road, as detailed from Ford in a statement.

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