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   :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet: (darkestkale@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 17:53:45 JST :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:

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   @HauntedOwlbear I'm hearing rumblings that this is auto-installing on android devices and might be self-flagging nsfw stuff?

   Not sure if you have android stuff, but this feels... over-reachy and maybe something people should hear about? Dunno.

   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore&pli=1

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 17:53:44 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @DarkestKale I'm on /e/OS rather than Google Android so probably won't see it (it's not even available to my fake play store profile ATM), but that's an infuriating thing to dump on users, let alone any device with an appropriate OS version, regardless of how much RAM it has.

     Looks like there's been a couple of decent to meh write ups, but only from smaller outlets so far
     https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/google-confirms-android-safetycore.html?m=1

     https://thehackernews.com/2025/02/google-confirms-android-safetycore.html?m=1

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     :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet: (darkestkale@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 18:07:33 JST :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:

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     @HauntedOwlbear yeah, if I search the play store for the name, nothing comes up, but if I click the link it gives me the page for it (uninstalled)

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     :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet: (darkestkale@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 18:07:33 JST :trebuchet: Kale :trebuchet:

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     @HauntedOwlbear
     > Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content.

     That... sounds like it's sending your content elsewhere to be scanned? Or is it saying that an external can't scan your stuff

     Like... both are bad

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 18:07:33 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     @DarkestKale per the GrapheneOS team: https://x.com/GrapheneOS/status/1888280836426084502?mx=2

     Sorry about the X link