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Originally Posted by ApK
Do you mean scanned in the sense that the article specifically says it's not? If so, then (and this should be fun) prove it.
As for the articles claim that Google would be unwilling to pull the rug out from under billions of users....well I would like to believe that's true, but....
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Your second point casts doubt on first.
On Android there is a built-in thing called "mail". You can put in the imap or pop3 details. But it's not a real email client. Google gets those settings and fetches the email to their server for "mail" to read. They also get all outgoing email. It's really an app to Google (Alphabet) servers.
You can install a real email client on Android.
So I use K9 for email. I have my own email domains.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....fsck.k9&gl=US
Also mysteriously on Android the stock Messaging App tells Google as much as possible, including about SMS. You can install Signal and use it for send/receive of SMS which then is purely using Mobile SMS. This also optionally lets you forward SMS to the Signal Desktop install.
Google lied about the Wardriving when doing Streetview. But now with Android they get all that info in more detail automatically.
Google was also proven to lie about Location services on Android.
Add a payment method easily on Android in Playstore. You then need to use web browser to remove and it's not removed till you contact the payment provider. Paypal automatically sets up a special payment method for Google Playstore, that last I looked, you had to contact Paypal support for removal.
So I bought ONCE from Playstore and might never again. Not sure how the Supermarket sold Playstore gift cards work?
No-one can predict what Google will do about anything.