The label has no “Data Used to Track You” section.
No. Open Authenticator by Skyost's label has no “Data Used to Track You” section, so the developer states it does not link your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. It does collect contact info, purchases, identifiers and diagnostics, of which contact info, purchases and identifiers are linked to you.
What “tracking” means on an iPhone
Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker. It is narrower than “collecting data”: an app can collect a lot without tracking you, and a small app can track you with a single advertising SDK.
Since iOS 14.5, App Tracking Transparency requires every app to ask before it accesses your device's advertising identifier or otherwise tracks you. The App Store label is where the developer declares which of its data is used that way. Open Authenticator by Skyost declares none, so it has no reason to show that prompt.
What Open Authenticator by Skyost collects instead
No tracking does not mean no collection. Open Authenticator by Skyost's label lists 4 data types, and contact info, purchases and identifiers are linked to your identity:
- Contact Info — your name, email address, phone number or postal address (linked to you)
- Purchases — what you have bought or tend to buy (linked to you)
- Identifiers — an account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier (linked to you)
- Diagnostics — crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use (not linked to you)
How to stop Open Authenticator by Skyost from tracking you
- When Open Authenticator by Skyost shows the tracking prompt, tap Ask App Not to Track.
- Already said yes? Open Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking and switch off the toggle next to Open Authenticator by Skyost.
- To refuse every app in one go, switch off Allow Apps to Request to Track on the same screen. Apps then cannot ask, and are treated as if you declined.
- For Apple's own ads in the App Store, News and Stocks, see Settings › Privacy & Security › Apple Advertising and turn off Personalised Ads.
- Inside Open Authenticator by Skyost, look for an analytics or personalised-ads switch in its own settings; it covers data the iOS switch does not.
Open Authenticator by Skyost's full privacy label
None declared
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Do other authenticator apps track you?
36% of the 173 authenticator apps with a label in our snapshot declare tracking; 40% say they collect nothing at all. Nearby in the list:
| App | Tracks you? | Data types |
|---|---|---|
| 2FA: TOTP Authenticator App | Yes | 2 |
| Authenticator App • 2FA | Yes | 5 |
| Authenticator App Secure 2FA | Yes | 1 |
| Auth | No | 1 |
| Authenticator 2FA & OTP | No | 0 |
| Authenticator App Ⓡ | Yes | 3 |
| MFA Authenticator ‒ Secure 2FA | No | 0 |
| Authenticator App · 2FA | Yes | 3 |
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Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
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False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Open Authenticator by Skyost's label.
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Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
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True: Contact Info appears on its label.
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It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
FAQ
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