2 Android Spyware ? (SafetyCore and ContactKeys) by Google
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ContactKeys
::: spoiler PlayStore Review :
This app installed without my permission. There is barely any info about what this app is for. I have all my settings turned off so it asks my permission before downloading anything, and this app still manage to get installed without consent. This is a very shady thing to do. This and another 2 apps also from google (e.g. SafetyCore) that just installed without permission. If my settings mean nothing, this is very worrying. No heads up, nothing.
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135 people found this review helpful
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Released on : 2025 Jan 28
Downloads : 1,000,000,000+
... is it a tool for Google to replace or control encryption keys used in applications ?
Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/02/26/google-starts-scanning-your-photos-without-any-warning/
from post :
https://lemmy.world/comment/15360201::: spoiler also in the Forbes article :
Per one tech forum
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https://gbatemp.net/threads/psa-to-all-android-users-google-quietly-installs-spyware-on-android-devices.667542/GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community
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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.
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Remove the following 2 spywares :
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Android System SafetyCore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore
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Android System Key Verifier : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contactkeys
Prevent installation of 1) SafetyCore :
@[email protected]
https://lemmy.world/comment/15345614
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https://github.com/daboynb/Safetycore-placeholder/releases/download/v2.0/Safetycore-placeholder.apk
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ContactKeys
::: spoiler PlayStore Review :
This app installed without my permission. There is barely any info about what this app is for. I have all my settings turned off so it asks my permission before downloading anything, and this app still manage to get installed without consent. This is a very shady thing to do. This and another 2 apps also from google (e.g. SafetyCore) that just installed without permission. If my settings mean nothing, this is very worrying. No heads up, nothing.
:::
135 people found this review helpful
.
Released on : 2025 Jan 28
Downloads : 1,000,000,000+
... is it a tool for Google to replace or control encryption keys used in applications ?
Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/02/26/google-starts-scanning-your-photos-without-any-warning/
from post :
https://lemmy.world/comment/15360201::: spoiler also in the Forbes article :
Per one tech forum
(
https://gbatemp.net/threads/psa-to-all-android-users-google-quietly-installs-spyware-on-android-devices.667542/GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community
)
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.
:::
... →
Remove the following 2 spywares :
1).
Android System SafetyCore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore
2).
Android System Key Verifier : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contactkeys
Prevent installation of 1) SafetyCore :
@[email protected]
https://lemmy.world/comment/15345614
:
https://github.com/daboynb/Safetycore-placeholder/releases/download/v2.0/Safetycore-placeholder.apk
.Who has verified this "placeholder"?
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Who has verified this "placeholder"?
i went back to the root of the conversation thread for which i gave the comment link in the header of this post and I got this :
From : @[email protected]
SafetyCore Placeholder so if it ever tries to reinstall itself it will fail due to signature mismatch.
201 upvotes ... 0 downvotesAlso all replies in this thread are nice and based. ... Looks legit to me.
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Who has verified this "placeholder"?
I'll be a Guinea pig and install it. It's only 35kb; what could possibly go wrong?
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