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Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos (www.forbes.com)

submitted 2 days ago by ad_on_is@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Per one tech forum this week: “Google has quietly installed an app on all Android devices called ‘Android System SafetyCore’. It claims to be a ‘security’ application, but whilst running in the background, it collects call logs, contacts, location, your microphone, and much more making this application ‘spyware’ and a HUGE privacy concern. It is strongly advised to uninstall this program if you can. To do this, navigate to 'Settings’ > 'Apps’, then delete the application.”

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[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

And interestingly enough my phone crapped out on this post. But at least I was still able to read the the post.

[–] TheGoddessAnoia@lemmy.ca -3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

True or not, one can avoid the whole issue by using your phone as a phone, maybe to send texts, with location, mike, and camera switched off permanently, and all the other apps deleted or disabled. Sure, Google will still know you called your SO daily and your Mom once a week (NOT ENOUGH!), and that you were supposed to pick up the dry cleaning last night (did you?). Meh. If that's what floats the Surveillance Society's boat, I am not too worried.

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

What a pile of fuck.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (5 children)

What about the "Android System Intelligence" app that someone else mentioned here? I just realized I have that one. It sounds like it has the capabilities to spy and maybe even more.

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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 2 points 1 day ago

Interestingly I don't have it on my stock samsung phone. I haven't updated it since oneui 6. Is safetycore installed by update or by GMS?

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Not on mine, it doesn't. I don't use the Play Store. I don't have Google Play Services. And I don't have Google Apps installed. And I'm running Lineage OS. So, fuck you Google.

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[–] trslim@pawb.social 7 points 2 days ago

Dood they scanned all my furry porn

[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

an app on all Android

not my android :)

BTW did anyone reverse engineer it? Or doing rn (I'm HTH)?

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