You remember #Apple scanning all images on your #mobile device?
If you have an #Android #phone, a new app that doesn't appear in your menu has been automatically and silently installed (or soon will be) by #Google. It is called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore and does exactly the same - scan all images on your device as well as all incoming ones (via messaging). The new spin is that it does so "to protect your #privacy".
You can uninstall this app safely via System -> Apps.
https://developers.google.com/android/binary_transparency/google1p/overview
@jack Its time to renew my project to de-google my phone. Its hard since I'm still in the US and most good phone are in the EU.
any recommendation on a good phone to start with?
@mral It seems that #Murena and thus #Fairphone is available in the USA:
https://murena.com/america/products/smartphones/?wcpbc-manual-country=US
I can't say that much about Murena and their (degoogled) OS, but I've been a happy Fairphone user for almost a decade now (both #degoogled and stock).
#CalyxOS is a good OS choice, check out their supported devices:
https://calyxos.org/docs/guide/device-support
#GrapheneOS looks pretty good, too - but it only runs on google's pixel (which admittedly is one of the most open phones around).
@jack @mral I bought my #Fairphone 4 from Murena; paired with #LineageOS , it's been a lovely experience so far!