gergb1970 The camera app can't be removed. You presumably think you would just install another one, and that would work. It won't. App that use system capture intents will only use the system camera app. Any camera app you install after the fact won't work.
So we've established the camera app needs to be preinstalled.
Auditor being a part of the OS improves its security, and therefore its usefulness.
gergb1970 Really? Who selects one of the limited compatible devices, connects it to a PC and proceeds through all the steps to change the OS without investigating the project? "Many GrapheneOS users"? Ridiculous!
I'm sorry, but what is "ridiculous" is that you think that people that use GrapheneOS have gone through your exact journey and that there are no other paths. No people who bought a device that came with GrapehneOS off-the-shelf, nobody who had GrapheneOS installed for them by a loved one without knowing much about it, or any other way where they wouldn't be up to date with everything, including how to get support and contribute.
This app, as well as its possible future functions, is a response to trends we're seeing and are trying to address. Me and the rest of the moderator, frequent community member and developer team are out here helping dozens of people every day, so please rest assured that we are very in tune with how people experience GrapheneOS and are trying to improve the experience for them.
If you don't need this app, disable it. If you don't need Auditor, disable it. You won't be able to disable the camera app because that is prevented for the reasons I explained at the start of my response, but you're of course free to use a different camera app that can handle everything other than the aforementioned system capture intents.