I have an Android app which I developed just for me. I use it to record bike rides, see weather forecasts, see who called on the landline and the like. It's not published nor uploaded to Google Play or elsewhere, because it is just for me.
When I upgraded it today to a new version, my Pixel phone told me that I have to upload the app to Google, so that they can security-check it. Previously there was an option where you could select something like "don't check".
It's somehow the same as with this Adobe issue. Google now has a copy of my app even though I just installed my app on my phone.
If now a Google employee installs the app on a device to "check" it, he will be able to see my power consumption, see who called, listen to voice messages, and so on.
When I upgraded it today to a new version, my Pixel phone told me that I have to upload the app to Google, so that they can security-check it. Previously there was an option where you could select something like "don't check".
It's somehow the same as with this Adobe issue. Google now has a copy of my app even though I just installed my app on my phone.
If now a Google employee installs the app on a device to "check" it, he will be able to see my power consumption, see who called, listen to voice messages, and so on.