The applications Messages and Google Dialer for Android devices collect and send data to Google without specific notice, user consent and without exception.
Thus the company blatantly violates (once again) the European data protection legislation.
According to a research paper, "What Data Do The Google Dialer and Messages Apps On Android Send to Google?" [PDF], by Douglas Leith, professor of computer science at Trinity College Dublin, Google Messages (for text messaging) and Google Dialer (for phone calls) send data on user communications to Google Play Services Clearcut and Firebase Google Analytics.
"The data sent by the Google Messages app includes a hash of the message text, but allows the sender and receiver to be directly connected to a message exchange," the study says.
"Τα δεδομένα που αποστέλλονται από το Google Dialer περιλαμβάνουν τον χρόνο και τη διάρκεια της call, επιτρέποντας και πάλι τη σύνδεση των δύο χρηστών που συμμετέχουν σε μια τηλεφωνική κλήση. Οι αριθμοί τηλεφώνου αποστέλλονται επίσης στην Google."
The time and duration of other user interactions with these apps are also transmitted to Google, and the company offers no way to opt out of this. collection data.
Both apps come pre-installed on Android, have no privacy policies and do not explain what data is collected, something that Google requires from third-party developers.
