ContactKeys

PlayStore Review :

This app installed without my permission. There is barely any info about what this app is for. I have all my settings turned off so it asks my permission before downloading anything, and this app still manage to get installed without consent. This is a very shady thing to do. This and another 2 apps also from google (e.g. SafetyCore) that just installed without permission. If my settings mean nothing, this is very worrying. No heads up, nothing.

135 people found this review helpful
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Released on : 2025 Jan 28
Downloads : 1,000,000,000+
… is it a tool for Google to replace or control encryption keys used in applications ?

Google’s ‘Secret’ Update Scans All Your Photos
forbes.com/…/google-starts-scanning-your-photos-w…
from post :
lemmy.world/comment/15360201

also in the Forbes article :

Per one tech forum (
gbatemp.net/…/psa-to-all-android-users-google-qui…
GBAtemp.net - The Independent Video Game Community
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this week: “Google has quietly installed an app on all Android devices called ‘Android System SafetyCore’. It claims to be a ‘security’ application, but whilst running in the background, it collects call logs, contacts, location, your microphone, and much more making this application ‘spyware’ and a HUGE privacy concern. It is strongly advised to uninstall this program if you can.

… →
Remove the following 2 spywares :
1).
Android System SafetyCore : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.…
2).
Android System Key Verifier : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.…

Prevent installation of 1) SafetyCore :

@Smc87@lemmy.sdf.org
lemmy.world/comment/15345614
:
github.com/daboynb/…/Safetycore-placeholder.apk
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