Yes, indeed. 🤔 It would seem they have more to loose than I if they were lying though.
As far as competence goes, the recent issues with android devices really gave me pause. Even graphene was effected by the modem issue in pixels, I believe.
It is clear that the most secure and private mobile device is not having one. I don’t think I can swing that, practically.
They've done it once, can't see why they wouldn't do it again.
And yes, even a Pixel running Open Source software isn't the silver bullet. There's always trust in using any mobile device, it's just about limiting your exposure in as many practical ways as possible. The alternative being, as you correctly suggested, is to not use a phone at all.
https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-sued-for-tracking-its-users-using-native-ios-apps_id143657
