Applications Messages and Google Dialer for Appliances Android collects and sends data to Google without any specific notice, consent from the user and without offering the option to opt out.
Thus the company blatantly violates (once again) the European legislation on protectionς data.
According to a research paper, "What Data Do The Google Dialer and Messages Apps On Android Send to Google?" [PDF], by Trinity College Dublin computer science professor Douglas Leith, Google Messages (for text messages) and Google Dialer (for phone calls) send data about user communications to Google Play Services Clearcut and service Firebase Analytics by Google.
"The data sent by the Google Messages application includes a hash of the message text, but allows the sender and recipient to connect directly to an exchange of messages," the study said.
"The data sent by Google Dialer includes the time and duration of the call, allowing the two users involved in a phone call to reconnect. Phone numbers are also being sent to Google. "
The timing and duration of other user interactions with these applications are also transmitted to Google and the company offers no way out of this data collection.
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.
