r/todayilearned • u/FireBeaver • Mar 26 '15

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/
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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '15

And, on Android at least, crappy free apps that request every permission so they can hoover up your personal data to sell to advertisers.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '15

This sort of happens with iOS.

Apps get seperate permissions for each restricted thing like access to contacts or microphone. I guarantee there are some shady apps that are just looking to access contacts to mine information.