for money they totally would do it. and since the whole thing is under their control they can design it in such way you wouldnt ever know. We are the product for them, not the phones.

Actually they do. Through their findmy networks.

Makes me feel so much safer with google or Apple 😁 They could though. All the tech for it is there and already installed. And you wouldn't even know if they did, because you don't own your own phone.

Not that I wouldn't worry about an added layer of spy-shit though. The difference between that malware and the big malware it's installed on is just slim to me. I'm very security- and privacy-driven.