These Data-Sharing Apps Are The Reason Your Phone Gets Hacked, According To iPhone Experts
September 22, 2023 by Lisa Cupido
You may not be aware of how many apps on your phone are collecting tons of private data about you. You may have unknowingly given these apps permission to do so way back when you downloaded them (who can even remember what you said yes and no to when you were just excited to use the app) and now it has amassed tons of data that it could be using for purposes such as selling your info to third-party advertisers.
But before we get ahead of ourselves, which apps are the worst offenders? And what info, exactly, could they be snatching from you? Here are the top data-sharing apps.
FacebookFacebook is regularly featured on lists of the worst apps when it comes to data. You can expect the social media app to track and collect info about your contacts, health and fitness, financial info, search history, usage data, and browsing history.
InstagramThis may not come as a shock since Instagram and Facebook are owned by the same company, but the photo and video-sharing app is another collected of data that includes your contact information, health and fitness data, financial info, location, the purchases you make, and your search history.