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Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos (www.forbes.com)
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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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[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

or just disable play store and use an alternative store like aurora.

Then it'll never get installed in the first place.

[-] Xanza@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

This is incorrect. It's installed silently via a background OTA. It's never installed purposefully through the google play store.

[-] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 1 points 5 months ago

It's not installed with OTA, but through Play Services. I use microG and never will have any issue with apps auto-installing.

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