Here’s How to Stop Your Android Apps From Accessing More Data Than They Need.

Mobile apps are notorious for asking for permissions they have no business asking for. Some Android apps may ask for permissions that are excessive and wildly unrelated to their intended utility — like if a flashlight app requests access to your camera, microphone or location. Apps that ask for excessive permissions usually do so to collect as much of your data as possible and sell it off to third parties like advertisers and data brokers.

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