Security News > 2025 > February > Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification
2025-02-11 15:13
Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content. "Android provides many on-device protections that safeguard users against threats like malware, messaging spam and abuse protections, and phone scam protections, while preserving user privacy and keeping users in control of their data," a spokesperson for
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