'People are facing sophisticated, global, organized criminal networks': Google joins forces with online partners to fight scams and fraud

• Google joins Industry Accord Against Online Scams & Fraud
• Initiative unites tech giants, governments, and law enforcement against global scams
• Company expanding Global Signal Exchange to boost data sharing and defenses

Google has joined the Industry Accord Against Online Scams & Fraud, pledging its infrastructure and know-how against the global threat of cybercrime.

In a short blog post published earlier this week, Google’s VP for Trust & Safety Trusted Experiences, Consumer, Karen Courington, said the company dropped its signature during the UN Global Fraud Summit, currently taking place in Vienna, Austria.

The Industry Accord Against Online Scams & Fraud is a voluntary agreement that companies are signing to team up and prevent online scams. Its goal is to bring together both private and public sector organizations, governments, and law enforcement, to better prevent scams, respond to threats faster, educate the public, and raise awareness.

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