WhatsApp’s new privacy policy worries many people. However, how much data is actually collected by other messaging apps like Signal, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, iMessage.
It turns out, as indicated by the app’s privacy label shown on Apple’s App Store. The two applications owned by Facebook, namely Messenger and WhatsApp, collect usage data and location details, unlike other applications.
On the other hand, Signal appears to be the most private messaging app and doesn’t collect any user data, according to the privacy details seen on the App Store.
Launching Gadgets 360, details available on the App Store show that Facebook Messenger is the greedy most when it comes to user data collection, followed by WhatsApp.
The list of data collected by the two applications includes, among others, user’s purchase history, financial information, location details, contact details, telephone numbers, email addresses and usage data.
Below is a detailed breakdown of all the data the WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and Facebook Messenger apps collect.
ID Device
User ID
Advertising Data
Purchase History
Coarse Location
Phone number
Email address
Contact
Product Interaction
Data Crash
Data Performance
data Other Diagnostic data
Payment information
Customer Support
Product Interactions
Other User Content
Facebook Messenger
Purchase History
Other Financial Info
Exact
Location Coarse Location
Physical
address Email address
Name
Phone number
Contact Info Other Users
Contact
Photos or Videos
Content Gameplay
Other User Content
Search
history Browsing history
User identity
Device ID
Product Interactions
Advertising
Data Other Usage
Data Crash
Data Performance
data Other Diagnostic
Data Other Data Types
Browsing History
Health
Fitness
Payment Information
Photos or Videos
Data Audio
Gameplay Content
Customer Support
Other User Content
Search history
Sensitive Info
iMessage
Email address
Phone number
Search history
Device ID
Telegram
Contact info
Contact
User ID
Signal
Quoting Gadgetsnow, no data is collected by Signal. Signal only requires a mobile number for registration and does not link the phone number to the user’s identity.
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