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Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app

From	Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.mobile.android, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app
Date	2025-03-18 12:09 +0100
Message-ID	<m3t2iaFuet9U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<80c93cc2ac209e7015ef716663a6761e@dizum.com>

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anon, 2025-03-16 14:22:

> https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/
> 

Quote:

"Google started installing SafetyCore on user devices in November 2024,
and there's no way of opting out or managing the installation. One day,
it's just there."

This is not correct. You can uninstall this package in the app list.
Also see here:

<https://www.ghacks.net/2025/02/28/android-system-safetycore-what-it-does-and-why-you-may-want-to-remove-it/>

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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de

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