People running stock or OEM-Android: what do you think about privacy and your personal data in the hands of Google? For Apple, you just kinda have to trust them on not selling/using/… your private data (not discussing how much that trust is worth…). For Google, it is just clear that they are - it’s their business model after all.
Sure - Graphene, Calyx, Lineage etc. exist, but either are limited to specific models, have drawbacks in functionality or are more hassle to setup than most average users are willing to invest.
So, if you are aware of this but still opt to running default Google Android: do you just „ignore“ this? Do you try do „degoogle“ as much as possible? I’m curious to see different opinions on this.
The biggest invasion to people’s privacy is generally through the apps and services they use, not the operating system. If you don’t switch to FOSS and privacy-respecting alternatives wherever possible, you’re not actually gaining much from changing the operating system. So whilst I do try to prevent as much tracking as possible at the OS level, it doesn’t trouble me that much. The loss of some privacy is worth being able to use any phone, at least for me.