Taiwan-based technology firm Gogolook has brought its data-driven mobile application to the Philippines to help curb the proliferation of fraudulent chain messages that are sources of cybersecurity threats to mobile phone users.
The company launched Whoscall, a leading call identification, and spam-blocking application, on Tuesday.
It also kicked off its advocacy drive called Scam-Free Pilipinas in partnership with the government and the private sector.
Whoscall has anti-fraud features that give users information about who’s on the other line and whether to answer or ignore calls and messages.
Through the application, individuals on the app can report suspicious numbers — empowering them to participate in the movement against fraudulent activities.
Likewise, the app identifies unknown numbers, blocks spam calls, and scans suspicious URLs from messages to provide comprehensive mobile protection.
“As fraud became more apparent during and after the pandemic, we saw how Filipinos have suffered losses from scams, much like in other countries where we have launched Whoscall, such as Thailand, Malaysia and Japan. This reality ignited our drive to create a comprehensive life protection platform accessible to every Filipino across the nation,” Gogolook chief operating officer Manwoo Joo said.