The Most ‘Dangerous’ Social Media Apps That Put Your Personal Data At Risk, According To Security Experts

TikTok

TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance and has been found to the worst when it comes to your privacy. This app has nine trackers that include analytics, login, and Facebook Share. It will ask you if you it can access your camera, location, contacts, and access to your network and content you post.

Be very careful about what you allow TikTok to save — but, sadly, the mere act of using TikTok to make or view fun videos will put you at great risk of exposing your data.

LinkedIn

Believe it or not, LinkedIn has just as many trackers as TikTok — nine in total — and these include accessing your contacts, calendar, SD card, and network status. The difference here is that you might expect LinkedIn to only deliver the convenience of providing you with networking opportunities and new employment. But you’ll have to make the difficult decision of whether the pros of using the LinkedIn app outweigh the potential cons when it comes to your privacy. Be very careful with the permissions you allow LinkedIn to have when you’re using it.