iOS privacy label · News
SmartNews: Breaking News
SmartNews, Inc.
Privacy score
50.8/ 100
Grade D
Heavy declared collection, typically with tracking.
The label at a glance
SmartNews: Breaking News declares 9 of Apple's 16 data types, for 5 purposes. 9 are used to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- Used to track you 9
- Linked to you 0
- Not linked to you 0
- Not declared 7
Each type is counted once, under the most sensitive group it's declared in.
Against other News apps
100%of News apps declare less
#2of 1,146, most declared first
9.5category average score
57%of the category declares tracking
Score over time
Not enough history yet — a new point is added every weekly run.
No label changes since we started tracking it, first seen 22 Sep 2026.
In the full report
- All 9 data types, each with its group and purpose, down to Apple's finer detail (precise vs coarse location, device vs user ID)
- How it compares, type by type, with every other News app
- Label changes, what was added or removed and when
- App Store listing data: privacy policy link, background location, in-app purchases, accessibility, release cadence
News apps that declare less
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XX Corp.
46.2
D
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RedditREDDIT, INC.
12.9
B
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Nextdoor: Neighborhood NetworkNextdoor.com, Inc.
29.8
C
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CNN: Live & Breaking NewsCNN Interactive Group, Inc.
29.0
C
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NewsBreak: Local News & AlertsParticle Media Inc.
24.0
C
The most-rated apps in the category with a lower score.
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<a href="https://privacybench.online/app/579581125"><img src="https://privacybench.online/badge/579581125.svg" alt="privacy score"></a>Scores come from the developer's own App Store privacy label, weighted by one published formula. A higher score means the app says it collects more.