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you can safely assume google has full remote access to your android devices [0] [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45546276 https://www.bbc.com/news/techno

• mdp2021 2y ago
  And when Apple did it with the iPhone "1" they said in press conference that "we decided that if we did not put the feature in, we would later regret it". The (BBC) article confirms that some Android implementations allow remote access from Google. The question remains, how much can `pm uninstall --user 0` limit the unwanted. For example, that remote access to the configurations the article discusses.
  • mattl 2y ago
    Can you provide a source for that quote? I can’t seem to find it.
    • jml78 2y ago
      I am not the person you are replying to but it is blantantly obvious that IF you have google play services on your phone, they have full access to your device. They have accidentally shown their hand previously by turning on battery saver mode on everyone's phone on accident. https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/google-can-remotely-change-your-device-s-settings-and-it-did-for-some-users-story-jerMVfd9kD19YbFruY4bII.html#:~:text=This%20was%20an%20internal%20experiment,said%20in%20a%20Reddit%20post https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/google-can-remotel.... They can try to say it is limited to whatever, but I think all the smoke means there is fire. I used to exclusively use Android devices until this incident happened. At the end of the day, I realize that even if I buy a google phone, I am still the product. I do not believe it is the same with Apple. Do I trust apple? No way, but I feel they have more incentive to not treat my data as a product to be sold and my device to be used to spy on me.