Android’s theft protection features keep your device and data safe
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Android rolls out theft protection features to safeguard your data before, during and after a theft incident.
  • SemEnglish
    29•4 months ago

    Automatic AI-powered screen lock for when your phone is snatched. Theft Detection Lock is a powerful new feature that uses Google AI to sense if someone snatches your phone from your hand and tries to run, bike or drive away.

    Does it mean, that “Google AI” will running 24/7 in background, measuring how I use my phone, with an access to accelerometers data and location data?

  • @[email protected]
    8•4 months ago

    All of the biggest surveillance tracking was under the guise of anti-theft. Lojack, Intel ME anti theft, etc

    “It’s for your own good. trust us, we promise it’s only for good stuff”

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•4 months ago

      Ya, kinda feel that. I mean Apple has the best anti theft features,yet they are stolen regularly 😔

      • @AtariDump
        1•4 months ago

        But what good is a stolen locked iPhone?

        Screen for parts and that’s about it.

  • @[email protected]English
    5•4 months ago

    How about you let me save the application data for myself and keep it secure on my equipment first, Google? Uff, going through the salvaging process of the data on my near-broken phone is being the most excruciating thing I’ve done recently because they just won’t let you access and save it unless you rely on their cloud… which I might eventually just do, just wished it’d at least be a 100% safe way to get everything, but no, they had to put the decision to be backed up into the applications’ hands ;-;

      • Possibly linuxEnglish
        1•4 months ago

        It has been abandoned for about 5 years so I wouldn’t use it. Also obligatory lemmygrad complaint.

        • youmaynotknow
          0•4 months ago

          It does only 1 thing and does it well. Has absolutely no connection (Wi-Fi, data, BT). How is that dangerous? I genuinely don’t know, which is why I’m asking.

          • Possibly linuxEnglish
            3•4 months ago

            There is no one to find and fix security holes. Also it requires a not of privileges so if something goes wrong you are in trouble.

            It is not as big of deal when it is something trivial like a game. The problem is when it is controlling critical system functions with high levels of permissions