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Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos (www.forbes.com)
submitted 3 weeks 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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[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 6 points 3 weeks 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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[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Google harvesting all your data for profits. I’m shocked. Shocked I say.

[–] trslim@pawb.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

Dood they scanned all my furry porn

[–] chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus thanks for posting this. Found it on my LG ThinQ.

Anyone have a fairphone? Thoughts about it?

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't see it anywhere on my phone but ill look into it more after work. Thanks for the heads up.

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago

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

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