Instagram is "Most Invasive App", New Study Shows
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Instagram is most invasive app', new study shows:
Cloud storage firm pCloud made the discovery after analysing the recently introduced App Privacy labels that companies are now required to include within Apple's App Store.
The study found that Instagram collects 79 per cent of its users' personal data and shares it with third parties, including search history, location, contacts and financial info.
Any information you agree to be gathered by an app when signing up can be analysed for their benefit and even shared. Everything from your browsing history, to your location, your banking details, your contact details, and your fitness levels can be valuable for apps to store, use, or sell on," Ivan Dimitrov, a digital manager at pCloud, wrote in a blog post detailing the research.
In second place? Facebook.
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