»WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Take A Lot More Data Than Other Similar Apps, Apple's Privacy Labels Show 2-MIN READ WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Take A Lot More Data Than Other Similar Apps, Apple's Privacy Labels Show WhatsApp. (Image Credit: Pexels) The privacy labels on the Apple App Store are based on the submission made by developers themselves to Apple. FOLLOW US ON: Cupertino-based giant Apple recently rolled out its data and privacy information labels that show users the data certain apps take from users. Apple's move to show privacy labels on app listings on the App Store was criticised by Facebook publicly, where the social media giant took out newspaper ads, accusing Apple of implementing anti-competitive policies. Now, those very App Store privacy labels show that WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger collect a huge amount of user information and data as compared to similar messaging apps like Signal and Telegram. According to the privacy labels on the App Store, both Facebook-owned messaging platforms collect usage data and location details, among other information.