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.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not defending Google here because honestly, Google definitely is an ad aggregation company first and foremost and the android ecosystem as well as its other apps and services are all aimed towards augmenting or facilitating that business.
But Apple absolutely are also in the ad aggregation business and not only do they take kickbacks from Google in order to make Google the default search app on their I-devices, but they also have been fined for illegally collecting user data for targeted ads without user consent.
They absolutely do harvest user data for the purposes of ad aggregation. Their “ethos” of user privacy should not be trusted and anyone who thinks they’re the good guy in this space should probably do some research into this subject.
https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-france-ads-fine-illegal-data-1849950163
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-privacy-data-collection/
https://www.androidpolice.com/apple-google-meta-handing-over-user-data-at-alarming-rate/
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/apple-wiretap-settlement-privacy/