cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26233189
“Android System SafetyCore’ 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. To do this, navigate to 'Settings’ > 'Apps’, then delete the application.”
If you don’t want to navigate android settings you can also simply uninstall it from the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.safetycore
Additionaly you can install this placeholder app to prevent Google from reinstalling it every time it updates: https://github.com/daboynb/SafetyCore-placeholder
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(Edit: There were two screenshots here, showing wildly different ratings for the app on the DuckDuckGo results page and the Playstore itself. The comment below kindly reminded me that DDG doesn’t update in real time. Duh. I apologise for posting too quickly.)
Ddg obviously hasnt updated it’s cache. Safetnet is new. Had a high rating at 4k reviews and the obviously social media misrepresents it and ppl flock to the store to drop 56k+ reviews on something they now misunderstand. So in just a few weeks the rating has changed dramatically and now ddg needs to update the cached review score.
Not that reviews matter for this app.
Out of date cache makes sense although I don’t think I’ve seen any system app ever above 3 stars (that’s why I even checked the Playstore page). Deleting the comment to not further propagate my false assumptions.