6 iPhone Apps Security Experts Warn You Should Never Download Because They Put Your Safety In Danger: Facebook, Snapchat & More
June 26, 2024 by Lisa Cupido
We’ve got some bad news. If you’re downloading apps — any apps — there’s a chance those apps are accessing your data in ways you don’t love. The best way to keep yourself safe is by reading reviews for every app before you download it, while also reviewing their permissions requests so that you can get a sense of what kind of data they want from you and what they plan to do with your data (though many aren’t transparent about that last part).
Of course there will always be some apps that more notorious for their data-snatching, data-selling behaviors than others. These six iPhone apps have made a name for themselves as suspicious offenders when it comes to neglecting your privacy and security needs. Avoid downloading them to help keep yourself as private as possible.
FacebookFacebook collects SO much data on you, including your engagements (what you like and comment on), usage, personal account information, info about your device, such as its location, and information about the other sites you visit.
SnapchatYou’ll notice a lot of social media app on this list, and for good reason (you will wind up providing them more data than you think). Snapchat collects personal information, info from your photos and videos, including your location, and info about your activity across its third-party services that use cookies.