Words with Friends
The extremely popular crossword game Words with Friends is fun, easy to play, and even addictive. So, we can’t blame you if you’re having trouble deleting it from your iPhone.
With that said, this game gathers a lot of information about you, and to be frank, a crossword app doesn’t really need that type of data.
Some of the information it collects includes:
- Your name and username.
- Your birthday and your age.
- All the messages you’ve sent within the app.
- The contacts from your phone.
- Your Facebook ID and email address.
- Your location.
Sure, some of this information might be useful. After all, how will you play with your friends if the app doesn’t know which contacts are playing? However, it really doesn’t need to get a hold of your messages and your location.
If the game is addictive enough to make you want to share that data, then feel free to keep using it. If not, you might want to find a solid replacement.