ITechPort – With Messenger, Pinterest And Lyft Leading 2025’s Most Invasive List: “An increasing number of top free apps are secretly monitoring their users, with three in every four applications tracking user data without consent. A recent study has shed light on the most invasive apps of 2025, revealing that Facebook Messenger, Pinterest and Lyft are the worst offenders when it comes to compromising user privacy. But what exactly are they tracking, and what can you do to protect yourself? A team of researchers at Tenscope, the company behind the 2025 App Privacy Index, meticulously examined 100 of the most popular free applications in the US. Their goal was to understand not only what information these apps collect but also how their design influences people to share it. The findings reveal a concerning pattern of ‘deceptive design’, characterised by complex interfaces and confusing wording that are used to obtain our most private information…”