They're mixing so many issues and confusing the matter. They have discovered ad fraud, which is interesting, but doesn't actually directly harm the user (right?

They're mixing so many issues and confusing the matter. They have discovered ad fraud, which is interesting, but doesn't actually directly harm the user (right?), just the advertisers and Google. But then to make sure they are propagating fear, they bring in the completely unrelated issue of data being sent to China. And there is some confusion there too - is it only through the (unnecessary) permissions that users approve (a much different problem) or are they able to send unexpected data also without the permissions? I wish the world didn't have this sensationalism arms race to get their articles read.