3 Dangerous Apps Tech Experts Say You Should Never Download—They Draw In Hackers & Security Risks

The App Store is a wide, vast banquet of app options, but not all choices are equally safe and secure. Even when you’re within a specific category, like games or weather apps, there can be unique differences among them in terms of which permissions they request and what they do with your data. Doing your homework before downloading an app and not granting apps all permissions is a way to keep your data safer. When tech experts consider which apps deserve caution, these three come to mind.

Of course your iPhone comes with its very own built-in weather app that is simplistic, but fairly decent at providing basic weather predictions and other details about what’s happening outside your window at the moment. But a lot of people chat online about how Apple’s weather app isn’t accurate when you want specific information. So naturally, many have been exploring other weather app options to download instead.

Maybe your weather app of choice is WeatherBug, AccuWeather, The Weather Channel — or you prefer to download all three and compare the results they provide. Be careful before downloading new weather apps because some are notorious for selling data about your location. Read reviews and find out which permissions they request and what they claim to do with your data.