Ultimately, this issue is likely to become even more argumentative in the future as wearable devices, smart appliances, connected cars, and other elements of daily life become linked together. These misperceptions are enhanced by privacy policies that are often difficult to interpret, even to the small number of consumers who do try to read them. (yes I’m one of them!)
Most folks think that opting-in to a privacy policy actually protects them, instead of releases their data for corporate uses. More than 4 out of 5 of mobile apps don’t explain what data gets collected/how it’s used.
FCC will be posting new surveys on you as in individual asking for
your expectations in data sharing.
Most terms and conditions (those pesky T&Cs that you must agree to use the app) use the words ‘shared with our partners’ which can open the possibles to use the data collected.