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

From Marion <marion@facts.com>
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 14:37 +0000
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On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:09:02 +0100, Arno Welzel wrote :


> "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/>

I looked with Muntashirakon App Manager & it's not on my Android 13 Galaxy.
 <com.google.android.safetycore>
And we all know that Muntashirakon App Manager doesn't lie so it's gone.

That's the correct name for the package according to Google's docs:
<https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview>

However, Muntashirakon reports the following on my system:
 <com.google.android.safetycenter.resources> Google Safety Center
 <com.samsung.safetyinformation> Safety Information

And these, which are likely unrelated:
 <com.safetyapp.b.safe.emergencyapp> SOS Alert
 <com.sec.android.app.safetyassurance> Emergency sharing

The "Google Safety Center" above is uninstalled from the user partition.
But I don't see anywhere mentioned the Google SafetyCore package.

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How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app anon <anon@invalid.info> - 2025-03-16 14:22 +0100
  Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Retro Guy <retroguy@novabbs.org> - 2025-03-16 13:47 +0000
    Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-16 10:20 -0400
      Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-16 18:00 +0000
        Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-16 18:16 +0000
          Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-16 20:51 +0000
            Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-03-17 14:04 +0000
              Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-17 20:55 +0000
                Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app black hats <tipped@partners.invalid> - 2025-03-18 09:52 +0100
        Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-17 21:07 +0000
          Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2025-03-20 17:33 +0100
    Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-03-16 11:10 -0400
      Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-17 14:43 +0100
      Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-17 21:16 +0000
      Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-19 03:13 +0000
  Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app bad sector <forgetski@_INVALID.net> - 2025-03-16 17:28 -0400
  Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-18 12:09 +0100
    Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-18 14:37 +0000
  Re: How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-03-18 10:56 -0400

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