The default permissions for these apps are in the rom source, and no, they absolutely can't install another app without asking you first.Apps in /system/app and especially /system/priv-app should bother us even more, because of more opportunities for those apps to collect data, share it with some server and do other stuff you don't want them to do, for example installing proprietary apps on your phone without asking(e.g. Health Services).
If you find it "gross" this rom is just not for you - go use some other rom (and PLENTY are available) with no google apps. I WANT some of them to run in the background, because I enjoy the services they offer for it. NO I don't care some big company collects data for revenue from me, not everyone is a privacy freak like you. And I don't want to hear your opinion about what is wrong or right with me.I find it gross that it is easier to make some OEM ROMs google-free than some Custom ROMs. If there are tens of proprietary google apps, of THE data collector, with tons of permissions and privileges, for example running in the background whenever they want to, on your phone, and it doesn't even BOTHER you, there is something wrong with you.
The privacy policy is literally linked to you in the setup page when you sign in. Progression of this rom will NEVER be in the direction of not including gapps, and the fact YOU think it's better won't change that and won't change the definition of "progression". We have a vanilla variant (with no gapps) - you can always clone the source and build for yourself. And EVERY rom ships with proprietary parts btw. Most also either include gapps or have a gapps variant. I don't understand your whining to be honest - no one forced you to use this rom!! Just go somewhere else. Stop bothering me and wasting my time. Thank you.Objectively read the whole Google Privacy Policy and then maybe question using this ROM. And saying "don't like it? use something else" is not helpful and stops progression of this ROM by stifling constructive criticism. This ROM shouldn't even be considered open source, as it includes non-crucial proprietary software which can't be removed without modifying /system yourself, and of that a lot!
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