The topic is about a browser extension to block them tracking first party activity. That does literally nothing to solve the scenario you described. It's also

The topic is about a browser extension to block them tracking first party activity. That does literally nothing to solve the scenario you described. It's also no coincidence that their SMS harvesting shenanigans are only possible on Android, the poster child for "fuck privacy I want free shit from a giant creepy company". Sure, on some level there should be laws about privacy. But this is fucking America we're talking about - it's practically the third world when it comes to the state of basic protections for citizens.