So check it out:
If you have an iPhone, you give Apple permission to monitor your usage to make sure you're not breaking their rules. Apple has access to EVERYTHING you do on their phones.
One snippet of several in their privacy rules:
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Apple uses personal data to power our services, to process your transactions, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also use personal data for other purposes with your consent.
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Samsung's privacy policies aren't as robust, but they generally amount to the same thing.
The takeaway: if you own a device that you use to access the internet in any way, shape, or form, then ALL of the information you have on that device is made available to at LEAST the company that provides you with that access.
You have no choice. By virtue of the fact that you have intentionally used their service to access the internet, you give them access to your device and everything on it.
If you want to be "safe" then ditch the cell phone, computer, tablet, laptop, get landline, and call it a day.