Apps are also interested in how long you stay on a particular page, whether you tap on any ads, and how often you visit particular parts of the application.
The theft is not generally that they’re collecting the data, the theft comes from them not paying you for it, and also usually not telling you they are collecting it. Taking something of value from someone without compensation and permission.
sxan@midwest.social 11 months ago
TikTok in particular grabs a list of other installed apps and your entire contacts list as well, IIRC.
Cinner@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Many social media/messenger apps take your contact list and if deny the request it will disable features.