Corporations w̶a̶n̶t̶ need you to use their apps on portable devices rather than a browser on a personal computer/laptop, as more data is 'hoovered' up that way.
When opening up the news.com.au site on a browser and reading 10 native articles, meaning not being directed elsewhere, Murdoch tries to obtain a whopping over 17,360 pieces of information (156 MB worth of data) from you.
When using their app, since is it closed source you do not have any knowledge of what sort of information is being siphoned from your smart phone, nor do you realistically have any control.
Most importantly they know exactly where you are (to within a few feet) from a new method of accurate geo-location that being via WiFi & Bluetooth scanning.
All this data collection is not used for your benefit, but rather theirs, that's why there is that heavy advertising for you to 'be on it' meaning the corporation's companion app.
We recommend using open source apps from sources like f-droid.org
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