Popular "anime makeover" app Meitu collects a swath of user data, Wired reports. While its not uncommon for apps to collect data, Meitu additionally "has access to users’ GPS location, cell carrier information, Wi-Fi connection data, SIM card information, jailbreak status, and personal identifiers," the report states. China-based Meitu is "collecting some very odd data that shouldn’t be looked at necessarily for the application functioning," said Vectra Networks' Greg Linares. Concerned Android users should "check the list of requested permissions before downloading an app, and can use the operating system’s granular permissions options to control what each app can actually access," the report adds.
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