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Android devices have started installing hidden app that scans your images (mastodon.sdf.org)
19 points by robtherobber 68 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



The proposed remedy uses Google Play Store app, but this app now requires further personal info - for "purchase verification".

Any workaround?


tldr Google secretly and without consent pushed a system service to every phone with Play services that scans every image the phone sends and receives for nudes, as part of "cyber security awareness month"

I hope this serves as a solid reminder that it's not your phone, it's Google's. So, what are YOU doing on Google's phone?


Thank God they're not scanning for the crypto wallet keys I've stolen with SIM swaps or the nuclear centrifuge plans I snapped images of after Elon Musk gave me access. So glad I use my iPhone for all the homemade porn!




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