– What do apps with really invasive data collections actually get from users, and should I delete an app that I just discovered does this?

Question

I’ve had a game I’ve been playing on my phone for a year or so now. I noticed they made a sequel and checked it out. Now that the Apple App Store shows you pretty plainly an idea of what data the apps mine, I checked out the one I’ve had for a while. Reading their privacy policy, they state they have collected users basic info- name, email, phone number- but also information like drivers license and social security numbers. Am I screwed? Do I delete the app?

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Answer 1

It was annoying when Garmin stopped the apps for your computer so you had to store all the health and location data in the cloud on their servers. Which according to the EULA they monetise and share. Also more annoying when they got hacked and had to pay $10e6 to ransomware operators.