@ProfessorBoop
The article says it accesses this information whether you have it turned on or not; I don't know for sure, but it sure sounds like there's no permissions controls that would prevent it from doing so.
I don't know if it's uninstallable at all; that's why I wondered if it was baked into Android. Regardless of whether it's uninstallable with ADB, that's not a solution - the vast majority of Android users don't have the knowledge and inclination to do so -- or even to know "ADB" exists and what it is. Think "regular users".
@lauren regularly makes the point that technical "solutions" to privacy and security problems which require advanced technical skill and understanding are an overall negative for the tech world - it makes the technically capable regard the problems as non-issues and leaves the vast majority of users helpless and victimized.