Absolutely, which is why I really appreciate the network permission on GrapheneOS. It makes me more comfortable to allow other permissions knowing no data can be exfiltrated.

It's wild to me that "internet access" is not revokable or even displayed in the Play Store in stock Android. It's such a huge security and privacy concern, even if most apps semi-legitimately need it.

Or, it would be wild, if it weren't fairly obvious that this is just Google protecting their mobile ad revenue.

Network permissions could be used to avoid ads on Android. The horror!