Yes, most of the times, the data collected by various applications is ethical in nature as the users agree to it by clicking on allow when the application asks for various permissions. They ask for our data for various facilities like - to show us personalized recommendations and advertisements and to make their app more accurate and efficient.
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No, the data collected by various applications is not always ethical in nature. Sometimes, we just share our data to non – trusted third party applications without reading what happens to our data. This may lead to unethical use of our data. If one does not want to share his/her data with anyone, he/she can opt for alternative applications which are of similar usage and keep the data private.
For example: an alternative to WhatsApp is the Telegram app which does not collect any data from us.
Note: This is an open-ended question, so both the answers yes/no will be considered right with correct justification.
