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The arrival of iOS 14 last year came with a new feature that, at first glance, seems handy but is actually a symptom of a deeper sickness: We all have far too many apps—many of which are violating your privacy on a regular basis.
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The App Library in iOS lets me clean up my home screens by relegating most of these apps to what is effectively a storage closet I rarely look into. It also allows me to easily access these lesser apps should I need them for some reason. Great! Except... why do I have 135 apps on my phone? Most of which I never use, and most of which are likely sending my data to some sketchy data broker? I don’t need all these apps—and you probably don’t need all your apps either.