As of March 2021, three Meta-owned mobile apps, Facebook Messenger, Facebook, and Instagram were reported to collect the largest amount of data from global iOS users. Each of the three mobile apps collected 32 data points across 14 segments, including six data points regarding user content, and five data points regarding users' contact info. Mobile apps Line, PayPal, Amazon Shopping, and LinkedIn followed, collecting 26 data points from users according to the privacy details section in the Apple App Store.
Number of user data points collected from select iOS apps worldwide as of March 2021, by type
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SurfShark. (April 6, 2022). Number of user data points collected from select iOS apps worldwide as of March 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304545/data-points-collected-apps-ios-by-type/
SurfShark. "Number of user data points collected from select iOS apps worldwide as of March 2021, by type." Chart. April 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304545/data-points-collected-apps-ios-by-type/
SurfShark. (2022). Number of user data points collected from select iOS apps worldwide as of March 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304545/data-points-collected-apps-ios-by-type/
SurfShark. "Number of User Data Points Collected from Select Ios Apps Worldwide as of March 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304545/data-points-collected-apps-ios-by-type/
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Number of user data points collected from select iOS apps worldwide as of March 2021, by type [Graph], SurfShark, April 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304545/data-points-collected-apps-ios-by-type/