Proton MailOct 19, 2023

We thought Google hit rock bottom with #privacy.

Its new beta feature on Google Files for #Android called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)

Show threadProton MailOct 19, 2023
As Smart Search scours your phone, if it finds something it thinks (keyword: *think*) is CSAM, it can potentially shut down your Google account forever and flag you as a criminal. If you're deeply ingrained in Google’s ecosystem, losing your account would be devastating. (2/3)
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Oct 19, 2023
@protonmail hearing today people on Facebook having their accounts locked because of misunderstanding over the terms "endangered" and "python"
But when we use terms such as 'think' or 'misunderstood' we imply a thinking mind was involved in the decision, when it was not. And that's the problem.
Show threadmnemonicoverload

@Lazarou
That one is kind of old hat in some of the gaming groups I'm in on Facebook. Turns out when you're discussing military themed games where militaries like to name equipment after animals it can get confusing for Facebook's rather simplistic filters and it thinks you're trying to broker the sale of actual exotic animals instead of plastic tank miniatures.

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Oct 19, 2023 at 4:40pmWeb