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New anti-fraud system is labelling hospital texts and other legitimate messages as ‘likely scam’ | Irish Independent

2025-07-08 07:50:07+00:00

Gosh, who would have expected that false positives exist in the world of online safety? Go read the article because the potential impact is horrifying:

Ireland’s new crackdown on scam texts is labelling real texts as fraudulent – leading to confusion over hospital appointments, digital verification codes and sports tickets.

https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/new-anti-fraud-system-is-labelling-hospital-texts-and-other-legitimate-messages-as-likely-scam/a1857628310.html

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