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Google’s Unannounced Update Scans All Your Photos—One Click Stops It (www.forbes.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26233189

"Android System SafetyCore’ 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."

If you don't want to navigate android settings you can also simply uninstall it from the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore

Additionaly you can install this placeholder app to prevent Google from reinstalling it every time it updates: https://github.com/daboynb/SafetyCore-placeholder

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You're not missing something, a lot of this is FUD, Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Same as the Intel ME conspiracy theories which largely lose all their bite when given even the least bit of scrutiny. It's one of those things to make people afraid for attention and clicks but ultimately contains a lot of vague points, and possibly even misinformation. If you feel worried just install the placeholder, but a lot of what's shared in the article about bypassing permissions when it's not even a system app is FUD and ultimately misinformation, since as pointed out it isn't a system app and has no permissions declared.