According to in-depth research by Appthority, a large portion of top free and paid mobile apps create significant security and privacy risks for companies. Here are some of the findings:
- 83% of popular apps are associated with security and privacy issues.
- iOS apps have more risky behaviors (91%) than Android apps (80%).
- 95% of leading free apps and 77.5% of the most popular paid apps had one risky behavior or more.
- 72% of the top free apps track user locations vs. 41% of paid apps.
- 39% of paid iOS apps & 16% of paid Android apps share data with ad networks.
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