Meta's apps hoover up triple the data of Apple and Microsoft, new study finds
Surfshark said Meta’s 12 apps averaged 25 of 35 data categories, about three times the average for Apple and Microsoft.
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Meta's Data Appetite Dwarfs Rivals as Fresh Study Confirms Years of Privacy Warnings
Meta Platforms collects three times as much user data on average as apps from Apple or Microsoft. A new analysis of iOS privacy labels makes that clear. And it should surprise no one. Surfshark examined 171 apps listed on the Apple App Store from five major tech companies. Its findings, released in mid-August 2026, show Meta’s dozen apps declare an average of 25 out of 35 possible data types. Google follows at 17. Amazon registers 12. Microsoft …
Study leader Dr. Luis Costa believes that collecting three times as much data for the same tasks proves that this level of tracking is intentional.
Meta's apps hoover up triple the data of Apple and Microsoft, new study finds
Surfshark found that Meta's apps declared the most data types on averageThe seven hungriest apps in the study were all Meta-ownedThe figures come from developers' own App Store privacy labelsA new study from Surfshark has put a hard number on something privacy watchers have long suspected: among the biggest names in tech, Meta's apps are the hungriest for your personal data. Of the 12 Meta apps included in the study, an average of 25 out of the …
A study of 171 iOS applications showed that Meta products collected 25 out of 35 data types on average.
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