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"Besides the Cambridge Analytica scandal"

That is exactly the reason, and the only reason. Because Facebook let user data from potentially hundreds of millions of people get used by a third party who "said they deleted it" -- they have to take the blame.

I agree that there are larger issues here. However, as you mention, there is a disconnect between "non-savvy users" and the Android operating system. If these users also have Facebook it may be one specific example that they can directly apply to themselves.

I agree that data collection is a major issue though, and it probably extends beyond what 99% of people perceive it as.

Bezos says, “If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell six friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000.”

Tracking people makes them :(

From Apple (https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/):

When you create an Apple ID, apply for commercial credit, purchase a product, download a software update, register for a class at an Apple Retail Store, contact us or participate in an online survey, we may collect a variety of information, including your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, contact preferences, and credit card information.

When you share your content with family and friends using Apple products, send gift certificates and products, or invite others to participate in Apple services or forums, Apple may collect the information you provide about those people such as name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. Apple will use such information to fulfill your requests, provide the relevant product or service, or for anti-fraud purposes.

In certain jurisdictions, we may ask for a government issued ID in limited circumstances including when setting up a wireless account and activating your device, for the purpose of extending commercial credit, managing reservations, or as required by law.

If you use Facebook to login to Spotify then that information is definitely available. The information doesn't even need to be sold to the record labels. If the labels then use Facebook ads, the targeting can be as specific as someone who likes a particular band or song.

The fact that people use Facebook to login to EVERYTHING, means that Facebook has access to their usage data.

I'm personally more concerned with the sheer volume of information that Google/Facebook/whoever collects about me. The Cambridge Analytica scandal shouldn't have surprised anyone that is remotely concerned with privacy. If the data is collected and stored, it's creates vulnerabilities to be hacked/leaked.