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Summary
- AT&T introduces new security features in its ActiveArmor app for protection against scams and fraud.
- New features include lost wallet recovery, ID recovery, password storage, browser extension, and social media identity protection.
- Features are available to all, with free access for AT&T users and $4/month for others.
With scams on the rise, AT&T saw the need to beef up its ActiveArmor app, and that’s exactly what it did. The carrier has rolled out a fresh set of features designed to keep you protected, whether you’re at home or out running around.
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The company has announced five new features coming to its app: a tool to help you track down lost items like your wallet, a service to help recover your IDs, a secure spot to store your passwords, a browser extension to manage them, and smart protection to keep your social media identity safe.
AT&T’s new lost wallet recovery feature makes it easy to bounce back fast. If you lose important possessions like your driver’s license or checkbook, you’ll get direct access to recovery specialists who’ll help sort things out. They’ll even cancel any compromised cards and help replace other sensitive financial items, all in one place.
Not an AT&T customer? No worries (but it’ll cost you)
What’s cool is these new security features aren’t just for AT&T users, meaning anyone can use them. AT&T customers get them for free, but if you’re with another carrier, it’ll cost you just $4 a month after downloading the app.
Alongside the rollout of these new features, AT&T has also been cracking down on robocalls, blocking or flagging over two billion of them every month. The carrier is using machine learning and its own network tools to spot shady calls and shut them down fast.
AT&T already filters spam texts across its network, but if you grab the free ActiveArmor app, you get even more control over what hits your inbox. The app also lets you shut down a sneaky kind of spam—texts that come from email addresses. Just check the terms and flip a switch in the ActiveArmor settings, and those annoying messages are gone.
