The Pixel 9 phones home every 15 minutes, even when itâs not in use, sharing âlocation, email address, phone number, network status, and other telemetry.â Additionally, every 40 minutes, the new Pixels transmit âfirmware version, whether connected to WiFi or using mobile data, the SIM card Carrier, and the userâs email address.â Even further, even if youâve never opened Google Photos, the phone contacts Google Photosâ Face Grouping API at regular intervals. Another process periodically contacts Googleâs Voice Search servers, even if you never use Voice Search, transmitting âthe number of times the device was restarted, the time elapsed since powering on, and a list of apps installed on the device, including the sideloaded ones.â
21 sats \ 0 replies \ @wingalt 9 Oct
Pixels are only advisable to use if running Graphene OS, everything else is spyware
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