Your welcome GrannyGeek.

Hi Charles, I would imagine that the load would be minimal. Remember, if you use “Hey Google” Siri, etc. these phones have been listening to every sound and analyzing those sounds every second they are on. Then they analyze the sounds and convert them to words listening for the “Hey Google” “Hey Siri”. They have been doing that for years and the computing power on these devices are increasing every year.

Hi Brendan, Your friend doesn’t understand what Client Side Scanning is. This is scanning on the client (i.e. your phone). Then the data is analyzed on your phone. All the screenshots are not being sent back, only the summarized data that Google has programmed the AI to send back. Tell your friend to read the Privacy Policy (which I linked to in my article on Google’s Online Insights Study Program)

https://davescomputertips.com/google-online-insights-study-program-exposed/

where Google described all the data that they collect in that program. The scanning and analysis of screenshots (which this app combined with an AI app) is the equivalent of the meters in that program.

Hi Brendan,
I’m glad you found the article informative.

Hi Ed,
It could still show up, just depends on if / when your XCover 4 gets an update. But, you may have an advantage with having an older device.

Hi Kathy, your welcome and I appreciate your comment. I hope you have a pleasant week too.

I’ve heard about this…we have a very high level of security at *****. Our CTO manages Soc2 and ISO27001. There were a lot of unfounded rumours. No one really thinks that Google is taking screenshots of everything you do. Not enough processor power or storage to manage this. Let alone running the analysis. And they would breach every privacy law on the planet! Estimates reckon there are 3.5 billion Android users!
Here you go….I love some data
3.5 billion users x 4 screenshots/hour x 24 hours/day x 500 KB per screenshot (still conservative)
Daily Storage Calculation: 3.5 billion users × 4 screenshots/hour × 24 hours = 336 billion screenshots/day 336,000,000,000 screenshots × 500 KB = 168,000,000,000,000 KB = ~153.5 petabytes/day Annual Storage: 153.5 PB/day × 365 days = ~56,527.5 petabytes/year = ~55.2 exabytes/year Context: Google is estimated to manage over 15 exabytes of data across Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and other services. 55+ exabytes per year just for screenshots would far exceed their current annual data footprint.
Sleep well, my friend….Google is not monitoring you looking at those Thai Bride Websites!

I would love to know what you think of his comments.

Hey Larry, You’re welcome!

Hi Maddie, I’m glad you found the post interesting.

Hi Ed, Glad you found the article informative. And, I believe Google, Apple, and Microsoft are only increasing sneaking things in.

Hey Mindblower, You’re welcome. Let us know if you find that it has been reinstalled.