Your iPhone World Cup app could be a massive privacy risk, experts say

TL;DR

Experts warn that some of the apps specifically built for this year's Qatar World Cup cannot be trusted and represent a security and privacy risk.With the App Store already host to apps designed to help people attending the Fifa World Cup in Qatar as it kicks off this weekend, privacy experts and international regulators are already warning that some apps collect information far beyond what's needed.Norwegian and French agencies have also said things are amiss, with the former saying that it was "alarmed" by the amount of access these apps request.One, called Hayya, is being pushed onto those visiting Qatar for the World Cup, while another, called Ehteraz, is needed by anyone who sees a healthcare facility.With the World Cup set to kick off in just a couple of days and run for weeks, those in the country might have no option but to download the apps as instructed."

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