Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos
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Sometimes it uses a different name I have noticed, try to see if something with a similar is listed
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I struggle with GitHub sometimes. It says to download the apk but I don't see it in the file list. Anyone care to point me in the right direction?
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At the bottom of the page, it says releases - click on the release that's there, and that's where you'll find the all.
I haven't been able to install it though due to signature mismatch, I'm not sure why...
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Scroll down to releases.
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Under the end of the readme, the section labelled releases.
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i havent had it yet either. only suspicious thing that i notice is some android system intelligence, but that has been there for a while now. i havent dared to uninstall it since i dont know if anything critical is dependent on it. havent even noticed any suspicious network activity either on rethink, beyond the usual bullshit like some uninstalled application still trying to connect to google as "unknown".
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My question is, does it install as a stand alone app? Or is it part of a Google Play update chunk that you only find out after Play has updated?
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Maybe they experimenting installing it on some phones, I had it but an different name. I couldn't find it in my apps lists but when someone posted a direct link to play store app page it showed installed.
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Awesome, thanks! You didn't install a previous version did you? Apparently you can't update to the current version due to the signature issue.
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Got it, thanks!
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Got it, thanks!
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Don't use Google Play. Prefer Obtanium, F-Droid or Aurora Store.
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Gimme Linux phone, I’m ready for it.
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There's an app called obtainium that let's you link the main page of github apps and manages both the download, the instalation and the updates of those apps.
Great if you want the latest software directly from the source.
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I can suffer a little smugness if it brings in to the fold atleast one dude who's never heard of LineageOS
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Thanks! Til
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For people who have not read the article:
Forbes states that there is no indication that this app can or will "phone home".
It's stated use is for other apps to scan an image they have access to find out what kind of thing it is (known as "classification"). For example, to find out if the picture you've been sent is a dick-pick so the app can blur it.
My understanding is that, if this is implemented correctly (a big 'if') this can be completely safe.
Apps requesting classification could be limited to only classifying files that they already have access to. Remember that android has a concept of "scoped storage" nowadays that let you restrict folder access. If this is the case, we'll it's no less safe than not having SafetyCore at all. It just saves you space as companies like Signal, WhatsApp etc. no longer need to train and ship their own machine learning models inside their apps, as it becomes a common library / API any app can use.
It could, of course, if implemented incorrectly, allow apps to snoop without asking for file access. I don't know enough to say.
Besides, you think that Google isn't already scanning for things like CSAM? It's been confirmed to be done on platforms like Google Photos well before SafetyCore was introduced, though I've not seen anything about it being done on devices yet (correct me if I'm wrong).
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if there was something that could run android apps virtualized, I'd switch in a heartbeat
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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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Dood they scanned all my furry porn
