Cost Of Privacy: These Popular Apps Track Users A Lot And You Should Know About It
Apps need your location and device access to run and give you the best results but some of them take too much liberty with it.
Most apps that we use daily are notorious for their tracking nature, even though Google has changed the privacy rules. The biggest problem in this case is that popular apps are the main culprits and people find it hard to replace them, which works in the favour of the big companies. Data is the new oil, this phrase has been used for years and now you can see its value in the market as the giants continue to rack up the big money into their coffers.
5 Apps That Track Your Data
The details of these apps have been mentioned in this report, and it includes platforms from other regions and some very popular names.
Google Chrome
Chrome browser is heavily used across mobile and desktop by billions. Google relies on its products to get data about its users in the guise of offering personalised experience and showing ads relevant to their viewing history. Many of us have gotten used to the convenience offered by Chrome which has all our web history and it has become hard for people to switch to other platforms without understanding the issues with using the browser that is continuously tracking your data.
Amazon has used Alexa to listen to our conversations to give better responses. But recently the company decided to send all the data to its servers for training the AI systems, and not keep them locally stored. All this means your data in any form can be used to build AI tools and also for other personalised activities that most of you don't sign up for.
The report makes an intriguing mention about Uber Eats that works in the West for food delivery. The platform needs location access which people tend to keep it enabled all the time and that makes it easy for the app to get all the purchase data and other details that it can track from the device.
TikTok
TikTok is banned in many countries and even its presence in the US has faced repeated questions. The platform is involved in data sharing business but never accepted the policies could affect its users. The app needs your device information, location and other access which makes it easy to see how you interact on the app and what content works for you. Most of the other platforms are heavily culprits so it is up to you how much and where you use them.
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