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by LeoNatan25 3720 days ago
That's what happens when conflicting tasks are left to the same management/company. Google's business model is not to make a secure OS or protect your privacy, it is to sell your eyeballs and data to advertisers. Any conflict between these views will usually resolve, maliciously or otherwise, toward advertising. Why do you think AppOps was removed?

I am sure there are people at Google who are tearing their hair, screaming about these issues. But management wants more money, not security or privacy.

As long as people vote with their wallet and buy Google products, they are supporting this. Yes, "I just don't care" is implicit support.