On Android you can use UntrackMe. It’s on F-Droid.

Yes, Google messed up and now abdicates all responsibility because of how fixes are pushed downstream to users.

I 100% agree with you three hotdogs

The endeavors were already relatively safe. These people pushed the envelope on how unsafe they could make it. There were warning signs, red flags, and a whistleblower.

What they’ve likely done is set back this type of exploration.