You’re literally the first person I’ve seen complain that Apple allows apps to do too much. Everyone else that I’ve seen complain, wants to be free to install any app without Apple’s permission, and claim end users can be trusted to be responsible for the security and privacy implications.
I do like freedom to do what I like with my devices. But Apple 1) clearly does vet apps, and allows only approved apps to be installed, and 2) makes broad claims about privacy.
If Apple wants to make broad claims about privacy, it should kick all offending apps from its store. But it should also allow users to install whatever apps they like. That puts responsibility on users.
Still, they could say that they totally respect users' privacy. And add that, although they vet all apps in their store, they can't guarantee that those apps will respect users' privacy.
