How To Protect Your Financial Information From 'Data Hungry' Apps You Use for Social …

Some apps track a whole lot of your data. shapecharge / Getty Images How many times a day do you pull out your phone and click on an app? Facebook? Your budgeting app? Twitter? Your credit card? More often than you realize. Helpful: 23% of Americans Were Victims of Credit Card Fraud Last Year: How To Protect Yourself Find Out: 7 Bank Security Features That Protect Your Money  App Annie, a provider of mobile data and analytics, reported that in the first quarter of 2021, Americans spent just over four hours a day interacting with their apps. And while some could argue you’re wasting a lot of time, no one can argue that just by using your apps, companies are tapping into your personal and financial information. In fact, cybersecurity company Surfshark identified 32 types of data that the Apple Store flags through its “nutrition label” initiative — this includes tracking your contact information, personal information, your location, your contacts, your browsing history and your purchases. Then, Surfshark reviewed the privacy details accompanying 200 apps in the Apple App Store to determine which apps were the most and least “data hungry,” as Surfshark labeled them. And how did the apps…
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