I've seen examples of encrypted payloads being sent to various third parties on the internet, it would be very time consuming to try and determine what that data actually is.
In my opinion, the OS should let you deny the "internet" permission on any app, no reason why it should need it if I don't want to risk my data being uploaded without my consent.
In my opinion, the OS should let you deny the "internet" permission on any app, no reason why it should need it if I don't want to risk my data being uploaded without my consent.