India, Dec. 9 -- In what may prove to be a feature that strengthens the arsenal in a broader war against scam calls, Truecaller is adding a Family Protection feature to its caller identification application for Android phones and the Apple iPhone. This will be available free to users for now, with the ability to create a family group of up to five users, and the administrator will get a notification if a member in that group gets a suspected scam call. Additionally, there are further controls to manage protection levels, and share number blocklists with all family members, while specific to Android will be an ability to step in real-time to help a family member when a suspicious call is received.

Family Protection is now available in wha...