Crypto tracker privacy and safety
A portfolio app sees a list of what you own, and that is worth protecting even when no key ever leaves the device. These guides look at what trackers send out, how to read a Google Play Data safety section and a privacy policy without taking either on trust, which Android permissions a finance app has no business asking for, and how cloned listings and seed-phrase requests are staged. None of it is a verdict on a particular competitor: the subject is the checks you can run yourself, in a few minutes, before an app ever sees your holdings.
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What a crypto tracker app sends off your phone
What crypto tracker apps collect, and how to check one yourself in four steps: the Data safety section, the permissions, the ad SDK and the policy text.
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Are Read-Only Exchange API Keys Safe? What They Actually Allow
A read-only exchange API key cannot move funds, but it exposes your full balance and trade history. What the scopes allow, and where they go wrong.
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Seed Phrase Scams: No Tracker Needs Your Words
Seed phrase scams explained: why no portfolio tracker can ever need your words, how the request is disguised, and what to do if you already typed it.
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Is a Crypto Portfolio Tracker Safe?
Is a crypto portfolio tracker safe? What no sign-up rules out, what it does not, and three checks on Google Play that take about two minutes.
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Track Crypto Without Connecting a Wallet
A crypto portfolio tracker without connecting a wallet: what a public address or an exchange key really costs you, and what manual entry costs instead.