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Android's new anti-theft features (blog.google)

submitted 6 months ago by funn@lemy.lol to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] sem@lemmy.ml 29 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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?

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 29 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Always has been.

[–] funn@lemy.lol 5 points 6 months ago

Came here to say that

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

Google already does that