Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos
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I just un-installed it
Anyone know what Android System Intelligence does? Should that be un-installed as well?
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The short answer is: Apple collects much of the same data as any other modern tech composite, but their "walled garden" strategy means that for the most part only THEY have access to that info.
It's technically lower risk since fewer parties have access to the data, but philosophically just about equally as bad because they aren't doing this out of any real love for privacy (despite what their marketing department might claim)
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The 5 star reviews are whack
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First result of DDG search, explains it quite well: https://www.androidauthority.com/android-system-intelligence-3325187/
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New os, who dis?
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Niko, it's your cousin, Roman. LETS GO BOWLING!
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I'm curious about this. I've got a Pixel 6 and noticed that the battery started going to shit about a month or so ago? I couldn't find an install date for SafetyCore, but it was listed in my apps. I've uninstalled it now. It'll be interesting to see if that was causing it.
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GrapheneOS — an Android security developer — provides some comfort, that SafetyCore “doesn’t provide client-side scanning used to report things to Google or anyone else. It provides on-device machine learning models usable by applications to classify content as being spam, scams, malware, etc. This allows apps to check content locally without sharing it with a service and mark it with warnings for users.”
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Just for verifying accuracy and improving the product.
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- Updates them for you
- Scans them for you
- Removes ones for you if Google (often correctly) deems them to be threats to your device
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Thanks for bringing this up, first I've heard of it. Not present on my GrapheneOS pixel, present on stock.
I suppose I should encourage pixel owners to switch from stock to graphene, I know which decide I rather spend time using. GrapheneOS one of course.
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Play Store, it doesn't show in local search results, but they list it as installed.
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I've looked into it.l briefly. Did you have any issues switching? I'm concerned about how some apps I need would function.
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Seriously…. Why do people continue to buy their products? They’re seemingly one of the most invasive security risks one could be involved with.
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why, what do you recommend? I mean you have just disclaime the whole android ecosystem, and the only other alternative is Apple, which is questionable if it's better
