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.
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According to the source: "We checked the Privacy Details section of each one on the Apple App Store to see what segments of data it collects from users. We color-coded the segments according to the type of data, which includes the likes of location, financing information, personal identifiers, and search history."
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