The three apps from Trend Micro, Inc. that were removed were found by multiple researchers to be gathering and uploading browser data from Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. Each file – two for each browser, six in total – is exfiltrated. The apps are designed to scan for security issues and clean up machines, they need information other apps don’t receive, so they request access to home files on the users system to gain the access they need. He advises users to think twice before allowing permissions to any applications – do they really need it?”]

