Ola, Uber among most data-hungry ride-hailing apps, says report

India's Ola is the 6th most data-hungry ride-hailing app in the world, while Rapido, an Indian bike-taxi aggregator collects the least amount of information

Ride-hailing platforms such as Uber and Ola top the chart on collecting extensive information about their riders which may be used for third-party advertising, according to a study conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark.

According to Surfshark's data sensitivity index, SoftBank-backed Ola, the most popular ride-hailing app in India, comes sixth in the global data-hungriness ranking with a total of 18 data points collected.

"Many people today are willing to trade privacy for comfort and share their personal information in exchange for a service,” said Surfshark’s CEO Vytautas Kaziukonis. “By doing so, people leave digital footprints everywhere they go, including their