I have total confidence that Google itself isn’t pilfering all my contacts.
As you should when you setup Android with a google account.
Well, my comment was rhetorical, as I have a deGoogled phone. It doesn’t have Google Play Services - let alone a Google account.
That isn’t what rhetorical means, you were being sarcastic.
Good, I’m guessing Graphene or LineageOS?
CalyxOS. I know it’s now dead but I’m not reinstalling anything else on my phone for the time being.
extremely bad idea considering your OS has currently gone over 6 months without a security update. Biggest CVE that comes to mind that you are currently vulnerable to is TapTrap
I’m not reinstalling because I’ll soon retire the phone. I have a Fairphone 5 running Ubuntu Touch and I’m finishing installing things to make it livable. When I’m done, the Fairphone 4 running CalyxOS will be repurposed for something else.
This is one of those features that make your wonder why it was never like this from the beginning. I’m very protective over which apps get this permission, so this is a positive step forward. I wish it was automatic, though, instead of being a new API that developers have to use.
Google: Only we have access, but if you pay us money, we will give them to you.
Also Google: Or be a tyrannical government, in which we’ll give them anyway for the love of the game.
Do you have evidence that Google sells users’ contacts to third parties without permission?
Anyone want to buy a bridge in New York? I’ll give you a good deal, cash only.
found out that AOSP is set up such that you can’t switch your default contact sync unless the app is white listed inside of AOSP. so. whatever they are implementing here short of GrapheneOS scoped storage is privacy theater
