[kictanet] The most invasive apps: which apps are sharing your personal data?

David Indeje davidindeje at gmail.com
Thu Mar 25 08:04:52 EAT 2021


Ali,


Yes, they do if you do not accept.

On Thu, 25 Mar 2021, 7:46 am Ali Hussein via kictanet, <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Victor
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> Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Curious, do any of these apps block you
> from accessing the application if you refuse certain permissions?
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> Regards
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> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 7:36 AM Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <
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>> This article identified which apps shared the most of your private data
>> with third parties, and those which gathered the most for their own
>> benefits, to find the most invasive overall.
>>
>> Top on the list are Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Uber Eats which
>> were found to share the most data (79%, 57%, 50% and 50% respectively, of
>> the data they collected) with third parties.
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>> Read more: https://blog.pcloud.com/invasive-apps/
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>> *Victor Kapiyo*
>> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
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