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Anne Freer @ Business of Apps 1 place · 11/10/2022 04:24 EDT

55% of apps admit to sharing user data

Most mobile users are well aware that app developers and companies collect their data. But given the greater focus on enhanced app privacy and security, how much data is being shared exactly? Data removal company Incogni took a closer look at Google Play Store’s data section and the results are shocking. More than half of apps openly share user data. The Google apps sharing the most data Incogni examined 500 free and 500 paid apps and found that 55.2% of apps admitted to sharing user data. After all, user d

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