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

submitted 4 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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[–] potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 2 points 3 days 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?

[–] serenissi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

an app on all Android

not my android :)

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

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Thanks for posting, I just uninstalled

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago

Samsung lets me uninstall it now problem.

[–] TheGoddessAnoia@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 days 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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