Google isn't doing anything to enhance anyones privacy. Thats not how they operate.
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Google is making it easier to hide sensitive files in your Pixel's Private Space
(www.androidauthority.com)
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How is that better? Who can not see those files anymore? Can Google still scan them as they please?
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It's better because you currently have no way to move a file from your normal space to your private space, and this change means you'll be able to if you want/need to.
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You could already do this for years through the "Files" app, just select the file/files and under the 3 dots "send to safe folder". And it gets encrypted with a key on your device and if it corrupts or you try to open them on a new phone they wipe and are gone forever.
I'd bet money they're actually making it easier to add files to Pixel's Private Space with a Google AI backdoor baked in.
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