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

[Ali Hussein]

All of them? Without exception?

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On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 8:05 AM David Indeje <davidindeje at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>> Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Curious, do any of these apps block you
>> from accessing the application if you refuse certain permissions?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> Digital Transformation
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
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>> organizations that I work with.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 7:36 AM Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Read more: https://blog.pcloud.com/invasive-apps/
>>>
>>> *Victor Kapiyo*
>>> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
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