The writer says the most common permissions social media apps request are network information and access to storage and camera, which means access to pictures, recordings, documents, and the camera on phones. - Bloomberg
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): There are 73 million Facebook users in the Philippines. Indeed, Filipinos are true social media fans.
How much data do applications keep about us? I looked at the various permissions requested by top apps at the Google Play store and a few Pinoy favoUrites: TikTok, Grab, Zalora, Lazada, and Shopee.
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