Instagram is currently the mobile application collecting the most personal data from its users. The social network has been found to share as much as 79% of the personal data provided by the user, compared to 57% for Facebook and 50% for LinkedIn and Uber Eats.
While the collection of personal data — whether it be a name, address, e-mail or telephone number — was long an issue poorly understood or ignored by the public, it is now a source of concern for many internet users.
Facebook made headlines (once again) at the beginning of the year by revising WhatsApp’s terms of use, which favored the exchange of personal information with the Facebook application. At the same time, …
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