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Uhh... ultimately Android, Chrome, Maps, and Youtube are all about siphoning more data on you and delivering more ads
Let's not forget GA, Fonts, DNS and CDN services.
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There are laws against them doing this in Europe.
Are you referring to GDPR? As far as I can tell, the data is allegedly anonymous, so not subject to GDPR. Even if it weren't, Google doesn't exactly have a good track record of respecting privacy or privacy related laws. They've been known to "accidentally" harvest wifi traffic in bulk. They drive spy cars around taking pictures or everything and everyone.
GNU Taler can't come soon enough. Http://Taler.net > When you pay with Taler, your identity does not have to be revealed. Just like payments in cash, nobody else can track how you spent your electronic money. However, you obtain a legally valid proof of payment.
GNU Taler site like to state that at the same time stating they government will have overview into all transactions. https://taler.net/en/governments.html I call bullshit in the comparison to cash.