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Google reportedly collecting phone numbers from Android devices without consent
Original: 🚨 # Google is collecting phone numbers /SIM from your phone by default now without asking for consent, here is how to di
A developer says Google's services on stock Android now collect phone numbers and SIM information by default, without asking users for consent. The developer describes discovering the behavior on a test phone and shared instructions for how to disable the setting. Critics are warning Android users to check their privacy settings, fueling fresh concerns over Google's data collection practices on its own mobile platform.
Why now: Privacy-conscious users are alarmed by claims of默认 data collection and are sharing how to turn it off.
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