Taken from the CompTIA IT Fundamentals Exam Guide book (2nd edition, published 2021). I’m not sure if they fixed this in newer versions, if at all.

  • @DryTomatoes@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Paid apps can also steal user data and also I’d be way way more concerned about ‘free’ mobile apps than open source programs.

    Mobile apps can and will get a jarring amount of your data just for being installed.

    • Fedora
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      Or the paid app doesn’t even exist. Carders now trade your credit card information. Achievement unlocked.