My Android 8 Pixel 2 XL has no privacy option in the settings. Upgrading would unfortunately come at the cost of losing root and AdAway (for the moment). I wonder which is more beneficial to have.
Well I'm also using a Pixel 2. So the good news is that this exists if you upgrade. I didn't realize root was not available on 10 (this is the first phone I haven't rooted and so I haven't been keeping up)
Root isn't available on on a Pixel 2 on Android 10? I also haven't upgraded yet but was going to, though that's a deal breaker for me. That said my light googling hasn't turned up verification of this yet.
Root does work just fine on Android 10 on the OnePlus 7 Pro (which is the best phone I've ever owned).