When it comes to being cautious about what you download, there’s no doubt that social media apps are the ones experts are usually cautioning us to be on high alert about. Given how many features they boast, how many functions they serve, and how much personal information they usually require from you, it’s no surprise that these apps could be the most detrimental to your online privacy and data. But if you’re doing a little spring cleaning on your phone and want to delete a few apps, there’s one you should start with. This is the one social media app you should never download to your iPhone — it’s so dangerous.
Kimberly Silva, CEO at FindPeopleFirst, a company that promotes an online database for an advanced and precise crosshatch search for individual or company information using cellphone and landline numbers. As a technology expert, I would like to share some insights on this topic.
“One social media app that I would recommend never downloading because it can actually be dangerous to your phone is Facebook,” says Kimberly Silva, CEO at FindPeopleFirst. “Facebook is one of the most popular social media apps available on the market. It has almost 2 billion monthly users, and for some people, it has become a necessity. However, there is always a downside to everything, and this downside comes from how Facebook can actually be dangerous to your phone.”
For starters, Silva notes, the app is always running in the background, even when you are not using it. “This means that your phone is constantly being used to track your location and provide data to be sold to advertisers,” Silva says. “All of this data can be used against you later on when other people or companies want to use it as leverage against you.”
The second major problem with Facebook is that the app can actually slow down your phone and use up a lot of your battery. “For instance, the app uses up to 40 percent of your phone's battery life,” Silva says. “This means that you will have to charge your phone more often because of how much it drains quickly. There are also other apps that can help you with using fewer data, such as Facebook Lite and other similar apps that have less of a battery impact.”
And the third thing Silva points out is that Facebook will run in the background and drain your phone's battery even more. “The app is constantly running when there is no use for it, like when you are not at home or in a meeting or class,” Silva says. “This is a big cause of why people lose their phones and why they often have to buy new ones because their old one is completely drained of power.”
Keep yourself as safe as possible by deleting the Facebook app and only using the social media site via your browser.
