Know before
you click.
Apps want access to your location, photos, contacts, email and more. NOSY tells you what they're really asking for - in human.
NOSY reads the product's real privacy documents, app-store disclosures and permission screens before answering - and shows you every source.
Different story. ↘
Permission request
“Allow access to your contacts?”
Translation: Let us see everyone you know - even if they don't use this app.
Let's look closer.
Don't blindly trust it.
Don't blindly fear it. Get Nosy.
Easy as 1, 2, 3
How it works
No legalese. No scare tactics. Just what you should know.
Ask
Search an app, paste a link, or show NOSY a permission screen.
We get Nosy
NOSY looks at what the product wants access to, why it wants it and what happens to your information.
You decide
Get a simple explanation of what's normal, what's worth knowing and what's a little too nosy.
How nosy is it?
One simple scale. Zero panic.
NORMAL
Makes sense for what you're trying to do.
WORTH KNOWING
May be reasonable, but understand what you're agreeing to.
NOSY
More access or data use than you might expect.
UNKNOWN
We couldn't confidently verify it.
