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Time for lockdown on your privacy

The fuss about Facebook and WhatsApp violating user privacy is only the tip of the iceberg – but you can arm yourself with knowledge, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK

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Data privacy at a glance

Data used to track you (collected data that follows users around the web/across apps)

 FacebookGoogleMicrosoftTelegramTikTokTwitterWhatsAppInstagram
Location     ☑  
Purchases     ☑  
Contact info☑☑  ☑☑ ☑
User content     ☑  
Usage data  ☑  ☑  
Identifiers (phone IMEI, SIM IDs, etc)☑☑  ☑☑ ☑
Browsing history     ☑  
Other unspecified data☑      ☑

Data linked to you (collected data that is linked to one’s identity but doesn’t (unless listed above) track one around the web)

 FacebookGoogleMicrosoftTelegramTikTokTwitterWhatsAppInstagram
Health & Fitness☑☑      ☑☑
Purchases☑   ☑☑☑☑
Financial Info☑☑  ☑ ☑☑
Location☑☑  ☑☑☑☑
Contact Info☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑
Contact list☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑
User content (like photos and videos)☑☑☑☑☑☑ ☑☑☑☑☑☑☑
Search history☑☑☑ ☑☑ ☑
Browsing history☑☑  ☑☑ ☑
Identifiers☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑
Usage data☑☑☑  ☑☑☑
Sensitive information☑      ☑
Diagnostics☑☑☑ ☑☑☑☑
Other data☑☑     ☑

Data that is collected but anonymised (i.e. not linked to a user’s identity but collected)

This is the most valid of all to collect because this is generally what’s needed to fix bugs and see where users are spending time on the app, regardless of who they are.

 FacebookGoogleMicrosoftTelegramTikTokTwitterWhatsAppInstagram
Contact info        
Location  ☑     
Usage Data    ☑   

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