The App That Watches You

Mia downloads a new fitness app.

It asks for her location and her contacts.

She taps "yes" quickly, because she wants to start running.

After a week, the app knows her home address.

It also knows when she sleeps.

Mia feels strange about this.

She reads the privacy page, but it is very long.

A friend tells her to turn off location sharing.

Mia does this, and the app still works.

Now she checks every app before she downloads it.

Mia tells her classmates about the app.

At first, they laugh and say it is not important.

Then one friend finds that a shopping app listens to her talks.

Another friend sees that a game shares her photos.

Now the class makes a small rule: read first, then tap.

Mia feels happy.

Small steps can keep big secrets safe.