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These four third-party apps collect 14 types of user data, one of them is your daily companion
Android and iOS devices support several third-party apps that can make your daily life easier. But what if we tell you that some of these apps can hamper your privacy? According to a report, your phone has four third-party apps that collect 14 types of user data. Shocking, one of these serves as your daily companion.
Recently, the greensmartphones has published a new report based on the privacy study. This report highlights which of the third-party apps in your device access the user data. And the stress is – there are four apps from Meta including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp which share most of your details.
On the flip side, the firm also evaluated if the app developer shares data with third parties and allows users to delete their data. Google Play Store defines that each category of personal information is relatively broad and contains multiple different types of data.
You can check the 14 types of user data list and the top 50 apps that collect your data and share them with third-party servers.
14 Types of User Data
- Personal information
- Financial information
- Photos and videos
- Audio
- Messages
- Contacts
- Files and documents
- Calendar
- Health/fitness information
- App activity
- Web browsing activity
- Location
- App info & performance data
- Device or other IDs
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