Contacts app privacy settings: what to check before you trust one
A practical check of contacts app privacy settings: which permissions matter, what gets uploaded, how deletion works and how to take all your data with you.
ReadCategory
Privacy
Keeping your contacts and what you know about people private, and the rules a contacts app should follow.
Contacts app without an account: what works and what needs one
Can you use a contacts app without an account? What should work on the phone alone, what an account adds, and how to judge a sign-up screen before you agree.
ReadKeep contacts private on iPhone: what works and what doesn't
How to keep contacts private on iPhone: what iOS itself offers, practical settings that reduce exposure, and the limits every private contacts app should admit.
ReadWhat a contacts app should never do: eight honest limits
Eight things a contacts app should never do, explained one by one, plus honest backup wording and how to check any app against these limits yourself.
ReadWhat caller ID apps do with your contacts, and safer options
How community-tagged caller ID apps generally work, what it means for the people in your address book, and ways to recognise callers without sharing contacts.
Read