Your Favorite Apps Collect the Most Personal Data (Here's the Solution)

As per pCloud’s research, food delivery and social media apps share the most personal data with third-party advertisers. And around 80% of people aren’t comfortable with their data being collected and shared without their consent. Therefore, you need to be on the lookout for alternatives to such apps. Surfshark analyzed the data-collection operations of 200 apps to discover which services are guilty of retrieving and selling the most data of its consumers and which ones aren’t. To no one’s surprise, it was found out that the most popular apps tend to be the biggest collectors of personal data. Speaking about social media, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger harvest all 32 points of personal data flagged by the App Store. Cisco Webex Meetings and Dust are viable alternatives for communication-related purposes; Moreover, these apps do not collect any data. Also, for safeguarding your privacy, you can opt for the Clubhouse social media app. If you are simply browsing the web, checking your emails, or watching videos, it’s time to ditch the services affiliated with Google. Chrome, Gmail, and YouTube fetch 13, 19, and 24 points of data. Suitable alternatives include Brave or Firefox Focus (browsing), Spike (emails), and Popcornflix or Kanopy (video…
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