As of March 2021, Facebook Messenger was the mobile messaging and video calls app found to collect the largest amount of data from global iOS users, with over 30 data points collected across 14 segments. Line ranked second with 26 data points, while WeChat collected a total number of 23 data points from iOS users. The most collected data segments for messaging and video call apps were users' contact information and user content.
Number of user data points collected from select iOS messaging and video calls apps worldwide as of March 2021, by type
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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