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Self-declared data App Store privacy labels are self-declarations made by each app's developer. They are not verified by Apple, and they are not verified by this site. A high score means an app declares collecting a lot — not that it was caught doing anything.

The Mercury News for Mobile app icon

The Mercury News for Mobile: privacy label

Media News Group · View on the App Store

Privacy score 23.2/ 100 Grade C Moderate declared collection. Growing in US ratings

Does The Mercury News for Mobile track you?

The privacy label says 4 data types are used to track you across other companies' apps and websites. The privacy score is 23.2 out of 100, grade C. 96% of News apps declare less.

Label last read 29 Oct 2026.

The label at a glance

The Mercury News for Mobile declares 5 of Apple's 16 data types, for 4 purposes. 4 are used to track you across other companies' apps and websites.

  • Used to track you 4
  • Linked to you 0
  • Not linked to you 1
  • Not declared 11

Each type is counted once, under the most sensitive group it's declared in.

Against other News apps

96%of News apps declare less
#284of 7,999, most declared first
6.9category average score
46%of the category declares tracking

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Score over time

0.050.0100.0 03 Oct: 23.2 score29 Oct: 23.2 score 03 Oct 29 Oct

No label changes since we started tracking it, first seen 03 Oct 2026.

In the full report

  • All 5 data types, each with its group and purpose, down to Apple's finer detail
  • 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

See plans for the full report

News apps that declare less

The most-rated apps in the category with a lower score.

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. How the score is made.