As part of the 2014 Global Privacy Enforcement Network Sweep, about 26 privacy enforcement authorities in 19 countries downloaded 1,211 popular mobile apps to evaluate privacy practice transparency, according to a post on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada website.

Of the 1,211 downloaded global apps – which appear to be a mix of Android and iOS apps, according to a separate OPC release – that were assessed, 75 percent requested one or more permissions, with location, at 32 percent, being the number one most requested permission.

In a Friday email correspondence, Domingo Guerra, president and founder of Appthority, told SCMagazine.com that the number of apps requesting permissions is growing. He added that location is a very common request sometimes used for finding the nearest restaurant, bank or gas station, but most of the time is not needed for functionality.

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