ICYMI: Users need to be responsible by doing their due diligence in protecting their data.
The user then skims through the app’s overview to understand its functions. Notices appear, requesting for permission to access user’s location data, the camera, address book, and other device functions. The user grants all these permissions before using the app.In most cases, the user is never prompted to review the Privacy Policy or Terms of Service of the app to check on how their data is handled, nor does the app explain why certain permissions are required.
What’s worse, it’s not just FaceApp. Nearly all social media and photo platforms have similar clauses in their terms of service, and privacy policies. Apps are an integral part of our life with their developers potentially privy to such information of their entire user base.It’s not enough to join in the outrage when user data is compromised – users need to better understand what data privacy is about.
Still, regulators and the industry can do more by implementing stringent rules, which require apps and services to disclose their terms and services to the end user as well as standardising and simplifying this complex space. Companies also need to be more responsible and transparent with their data collection practices.
When using an app, users should minimally review the terms of service, paying particular attention to sections mentioning what data is collected and used. Knowing this, users must be selective of the data that they disclose to apps, to prevent sensitive information from being compromised.
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