In addition to this, the EU makes it flat out illegal to collect personal data without opt-in.
I can understand the doubts. Pretty much every company is trying to steal your data these days (look at the highly disturbing Threads privacy policy). But this is just one of the reasons I like Sailfish.
AOSP – seriously ugly, bloated & kludgy.
Android – seriously ugly, bloated, kludgy and spyware.
If SFOS didn’t exist, I’d use iOS. It’s crippleware and grossly overpriced but at least it doesn’t make my soul cry.