[volta87]

There is a big difference between an App showing you some data, and that same app collecting it, sharing it, and linking it to your identity.

For example, Google maps could show you your location in a map, without collecting that data about you or linking it to your identity, e.g., by having the local app who knows your location ask the google maps server for maps including that location, but without ever sending the location, and with these servers never linking who requested the maps with which maps they requested.