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

submitted 5 months 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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[–] Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (12 children)

It didn't appear in my apps list so I thought it wasn't installed. But when I searched for the app name it appears. So be aware.

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[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago

Fuck these cunt

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago

What a pile of fuck.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months 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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[–] pfr@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 5 months ago

laughs in GrapheneOS

[–] Whippygoatcream@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hope they like all my dick pics

[–] EndofLife@feddit.org 6 points 5 months ago

Don't worry they won't!

/Burn

[–] Sudomeapizza@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

For those that have issues on Samsung devices: see here if you're getting the "App not installed as package conflicts with an existing package" error :

If you have a Samsung device - uninstall the app also from Knox Secure Folder. Entering to Secure Folder>Settings>Apps

[–] trslim@pawb.social 7 points 5 months ago

Dood they scanned all my furry porn

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 months 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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[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 6 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Huh. My device seems to have been skipped? I don't do anything special, I'm using Play Store and Play Services, and I'm up to date, but it's not showing up in my settings app list

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[–] Xanza@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Seems to be innocuous, but there's no harm in removing it. Next update, it'll be returned, so the better solution long-term will be (if you're rooted) is to use an application to freeze it, which effectively disables it and it should survive and update. If you delete the app, a new update will put it back.

[–] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (6 children)

You can freeze using ADB/Shizuku as well. No root needed.

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