Apps - Applications

• What is a “app"?  A software program used to play music, games, etc.
• What you need to download and use an app? A credit card for the non-free apps and a system that is compatible with the app. (Android or Apple etc.)
• What types of data apps can access? Your contacts, call log, internet and calender data, location, Device ID, and how you use the app.
• Why some apps collect location data? Some apps use location data to provide maps, coupons, or information about who you might know nearby.
• Why some apps are free? Because adds pay for them, basic features are free but you may pay for special features, the game itself is a add so you will buy apps from the publisher.
• Why some apps have advertisements? That way they can offer the app at a lower price for the user.
• How app makers are able to customize advertisements to your specific interests? They access information on where you are located and what you are interested in. They typically ask this when you agree to Terms of Service.
• Why you should keep your apps updated? Older versions of the app will come to a point that they do not work on the server. Thus keeping it upgraded will allow you to continue using that app.
  
• Whether you can trust reviews about apps? You can to an extent, some times the publisher of the app will post fake comments telling good things about the app but reviews for th most part can be trusted.