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Proton Mail @protonmail@mastodon.social
2y
We thought Google hit rock bottom with .

Its new beta feature on Google Files for called “Smart Search" is the trap door.

This creepy new feature on by default & scans every file on your phone. Why is this bad? Because it could potentially ruin your life. (1/3)
Screenshot of functionality with the following on-screen text: Clear search history (clear searches made on this device) Pause search history (temporarily hide searches made on this device from search history) Smart search Get better search results with automatic scanning of your file content
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Proton Mail @protonmail@mastodon.social
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As Smart Search scours your phone, if it finds something it thinks (keyword: think) is CSAM, it can potentially shut down your Google account forever and flag you as a criminal. If you're deeply ingrained in Google’s ecosystem, losing your account would be devastating. (2/3)
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sebsauvage @sebsauvage@framapiaf.org
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Where is the documentation where it says it includes the CSAM feature ? Do you have any source for this ?
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Proton Mail @protonmail@mastodon.social
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@sebsauvage safety.google/intl/en_US/stories/hash-matching-to-help-ncmec/
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sebsauvage @sebsauvage@framapiaf.org
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I know this platform, and the fact that Google has reported to the police different cases, but I do no see the precise point where it's linked to this feature of Google Files app.

From what I know, Google scans its services (mail, drive, etc.) but I had no clue that it includes CSAM via this feature of the app.
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Osma A 🇫🇮🇺🇦 @osma@mas.to
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@sebsauvage
Yep, it would seem a big reach if they'd start to employ client-side scanning (Apple considered it, and were promptly shot down by privacy organizations). If they did, why would they do it in an optional file manager app, instead of a system framework?

The other option would be that Files uploaded local documents to the cloud for indexing. That doesn't seem super likely, either.

I, too, would like to see some evidence.
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Océane @oceane@peculiar.florist
2y
@osma @sebsauvage @protonmail Wait what did you just imply ProtonMail would be a snake oil company?

Narrator's voice: ProtonMail was, in fact, a snake oil company.
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