I have participated in privacy reviews at one of the largest tech companies and they basically boiled down to 1) are we making sure this behavior is disclosed s

I have participated in privacy reviews at one of the largest tech companies and they basically boiled down to 1) are we making sure this behavior is disclosed somewhere, 2) can we get sued for this, and 3) will this enrage people so much that it's not worth the bad PR. Those were the 3 concerns and while my personal privacy standards are a lot higher than that, these companies are targeting the mass market so I don't think this attitude should come as a surprise. While we can and should try to educate the mass market I think if you want a more private and secure product then using the same product they use will probably always leave you disappointed.