When people say that apps are stealing your data, what exactly does that mean? - eviltoast

Apps like Temu or TokTok. Or those cheap electronic devices where you have to download a questionable app and register an account. What exactly is being stolen and what is being done with it? Who is doing it? Why?

  • tweeks@feddit.nl
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    10 months ago

    That’s true, although I believe you still have to give permission to an app to use this (at least on Android). Not to say that people won’t accept things way too fast.

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      10 months ago

      The enhanced permission api was a huge step forward but plenty of apps still just demand permissions up front and lock you out until you grant them

    • Railing5132@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      To your last point, yes. The average user doesn’t even glance at the permissions before blindly accepting them. It is also true that an alarmingly high number of users/consumers /don’t care/ about basic privacy concerns that affect things like targeted ads, PII, and information that could be used to affect things like credit score.