Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android...

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Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android…

  • Kommeavsted@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    15 hours ago

    Silently installed device scanning software is spyware whether it sends data or not.

    The only reason it wouldn’t report is to avoid legal liability. Protections like this are thin and hinge upon the legal system determining whether the applet’s knowledge is an extension of Google’s.

    • felsiq@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      8 hours ago

      If it’s silently installed / enabled by default, hard agree. (again, didn’t read the article so only familiar with apple’s version and not defending Google’s)