OOPS! I completely forgot to save the last bit of this post before posting it
TL;DR, this is invasive, proof of concept at https://github.com/JoshAtticus/ztewaste
New Blog Post — Your ZTE phone is likely spying on you, which ZTE says is "compliant"
https://blog.joshattic.us/posts/2026-05-31-your-zte-phone-is-spying-on-you

JoshAtticus