Call of Duty: Mobile & Candy Crush Saga holds position in India’s Most Data-Gathering Mobile Games List

In India, mobile games such as Call of Duty Mobile, Candy Crush Saga and Carrom Pool: Disc Game are the most data intensive games, collecting up to 17 out of 32 different data points – including photos, videos, contacts, location data, and A new report came out on Tuesday .

According to cyber security company Surfshark, the most popular apps, Ludo King and Subway Surfers, are ranked 38th and 7th respectively in terms of “data hunger”.

Notably, only Subway Surfers collects more than an average of 9.3, including contact information and location information.

The report stated that Ludo King and Subway Surfers games use data for third-party advertisements.

Of the top 50 mobile gaming apps in India, 38 use or share user data for third-party advertising purposes.

In addition, there are three games that collect the exact location of the user. When apps collect precise location data, they can reveal sensitive information such as users’ home or work addresses, daily activities, or frequently visited locations.

“A large number of players give permission to share their personal data without knowing it, without knowing where it ends up,” said Gabriele Rasetti-Krasowski, Surfshark spokesperson.

“In our global survey of 510 mobile game apps, we found that the majority use activity tracking in other companies’ apps and websites and may pass data to third parties, which may include technology companies, advertisers or data brokers,” the spokesperson said. added. .

This information can be used for purposes other than gaming, such as targeted marketing or market research.

Globally, 8 Ball Pool is the most data consuming app in the top ten, followed by Subway Surfers and Gardenscapes.

Traffic Rider, Mini Militia-War.io and Among Us were the least privacy-infringing in the analysis. They collect up to 7 data points.

Out of a total of 510 popular games in 60 countries, 492 collect user data and 446 enable tracking through other companies’ apps and websites.