Your phone’s default apps aren’t as private as you think — these open-source apps are

Most of us stick to the preinstalled apps on our phones and trust them to handle our calls, photos, messaging, and just about every standard activity. They’re effective, familiar, and polished, so we’re not really motivated to seek alternatives. However, the trade-off is data collection ranging from anonymized usage statistics to more personal telemetry. Even though it may be outlined somewhere in the terms of service, let’s face it: most of us are not paying attention.