jack (@[email protected])

You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device? If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy". You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps. https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview

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@nullagent @jack hey @GrapheneOS ELI5, is this a prob'? #grapheneos

@Ra @nullagent @jack @GrapheneOS nope.

no such trash has shown up on my Pixel 8 Pro running GrapheneOS.

@noxypaws @Ra @nullagent It's not included in GrapheneOS but the claims aren't accurate anyway.
GrapheneOS (@[email protected])

The functionality provided by Google's new Android System SafetyCore app available through the Play Store is covered here: https://security.googleblog.com/2024/10/5-new-protections-on-google-messages.html Neither this app or the Google Messages app using it are part of GrapheneOS and neither will be, but GrapheneOS users can choose to install and use both. Google Messages still works without the new app.

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