In today’s digital world, one of the most crucial things to be wary of is keeping yourself and your data safe.
Though there are a lot of modern safety features already built into today’s most popular smartphones, apps, and websites, there are also a lot of risky things floating around, from malware to scam texts and calls, and more. There are many aspects of the tech world that can be dangerous or risky, and using information from experts, we’re listing two apps you should consider deleting because they put your privacy in danger. Read more about them below.
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1. Snapchat
Snapchat is still an extremely popular social media app, and it's come quite a long way. There are many more features aside from the pictures sent back and forth that can disappear in 10 seconds, including the Snap Map, which is considered more invasive than users may think.
"I would advise deleting Snapchat," says tech pro Paul DeMott. "While Snapchat markets itself as a fun, temporary messaging app, it has some of the most intrusive location tracking features of any app, and these features are enabled by default. It uses your precise geographic data to support the Snap Maps feature, and thus makes your actual physical location available to anyone who views your Snap Map. Unless you specifically disable location services, it continues to log your movement in the background, thereby eroding your reasonable expectations of location-based privacy."
2. Facebook
Facebook is often considered the blueprint for many of today's social media apps, now belonging to Meta, the tech company owned by the site's founder, Mark Zuckerberg. Now, tech and cyberescurity pros are warning users when it comes to Meta apps, explaining that they're putting more user data at risk than before.
"Facebook is one of the apps that invades your privacy; they track you across websites even if you're logged out," notes cybersecurity expert Fergal Glynn. "It collects your location data, contact information, and browsing habits for tailor-made advertising. Facebook silently gathers your data from Android devices by going around Google's privacy protections. There are more privacy violations and fines by Facebook than any other social media company."
