Does Google Spy on Android Custom ROMs?

Can Google spy on Custom ROMs like LineageOS & CalyxOS? If so, is it on the software level the hardware level, or something else. Tune in to see if degoogling your android device truly degoogles it.

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Resources: Our Android Privacy & Security Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMWEym0KPcA How to properly threat model guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHZRhboZhfI Fun Research to dig into (This is always expanding and not completed): https://github.com/henryistaken/privacyresources#mobile-1 How to degoogle ROMs Guide (Keep in mind it's from 2019 and may be outdated! Proceed with caution!): https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/cldohl/how_to_degoogle_lineageos_in_2019/

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00:00 Introduction 00:17 Our Sponsor! 00:37 Context & Important Details 01:29 1 - Necessary Terminology 02:15 2 - AOSP Spying?! 04:35 3 - Google Play Services Spying?! 06:24 4 - Hardware Spying?! 08:49 5 - Other Forms of Spying?! 11:06 So what DOES Google do? 12:06 Our Sponsor! 12:39 Very important addendums! 14:50 Final Thoughts #google #android #privacy