The Worst iPhone Apps That Are So Bad For Your Personal Security, According To Experts
March 31, 2024 by Lisa Cupido
For the most part, the apps you use are just that: apps you use and enjoy using. The minute you stop using them, you probably don’t think twice about them again until the next time you want to use them. But some apps are worse than others at respecting your privacy and could be using your data to turn a profit. While this is common practice now, you should still feel like you have some control over your device and what you allow it to do with your data.
If you’re concerned about your privacy and security, think twice before using the following apps — or, at the very least, change your settings so that you give it less access to your location, contacts, and other data.
FacebookThe Facebook app has access to so much of your personal data including: your location, Wi-Fi, contacts, call logs, text messages, and internal storage. It’s no coincidence that the minute you engage with any content having to do with sandals, you are bombarded with 100 advertisements for sandals. Facebook has always been free to join and use, but its users have always been the product that earns them huge profits. You can set your settings to minimize the amount of data Facebook can access and what it can do with that data.