Someone asked me last week why I’m so relentless in removing apps from my devices.
The below screen shot is why.
I have a full digital subscription to The Economist, which I read daily. I also listen to the podcasts and briefings from its sister organisation, the Economist Intelligence: EIU.
Eating lunch just now, I’ve opened the app on my iPad.
I was met by a privacy notification asking me to review what I shared and with who. The below is a screen shot specific to the cross device monitoring widgets – things like cookies, telemetry data, location, content aggregation, navigation access and history points – and the companies the Economist App shares with.
This is only one screen shot of the different areas I’m bleeding information into the internet, in just this single app.
Ask yourself – with a less reputable organisation – what data are they sharing about you?
In an age of AI being introduced to tune advertising and user engagement, amplifying this data at scale is just reinforcing what big orgs (think Meta , Google , TikTok, Snap Inc., X etc) that don’t charge for access to their services are using you for – YOU and your interactions are the product.
Reproduced from Colin’s blog : The Culture Mind. Original Post: https://theculturemind.com/2024/02/21/how-much-do-you-trust-the-apps-on-your-devices/
