[foobar33333]

Google literally has remote control over all pixel devices and can push arbitrary code via the play services at any time without user approval.

In this day and age, if you don't trust your phone vendor with your data, you shouldn't be using it. They can do anything at any time and you wouldn't know. Even if there is no tracking code on your phone at this moment, they can put it on at any time.

Can't find the news article anymore but there was an incident where Google accidentally turned on airplane mode for every pixel at once via their remote control tools.

[miles]

> Google literally has remote control over all pixel devices and can push arbitrary code via the play services at any time without user approval.

Not all Pixel devices; mine doesn't even have Play services installed:

https://calyxos.org

https://grapheneos.org

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28090024

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20148771

[adriancr]

> Google literally has remote control over all pixel devices and can push arbitrary code via the play services at any time without user approval.

Apple does too, its called software updates.

Here's the deal:

- Google could develop software/infrastructure to scan on your phone client side.

- Apple has it deployed already.

[zepto]

> Here's the deal: > - Google could develop software/infrastructure to scan on your phone client side. > - Apple has it deployed already.

This is just false.

What Apple has deployed doesn’t do anything nefarious, and is not easily repurposed.

Both companies would need to deploy a new mechanism via software update.

[adriancr]

> and is not easily repurposed.

Seems like it's very easily repurposed since it's already activated (by mistake?) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28285567