It was claimed in the report that usually their permission is sought before getting any information from the user. But some apps broke this agreement and obtained every personal information from location to location without permission. Company data suggests that the leaked information also included bank account related information.
If the report is to be believed, photo editing apps were also included in the list of apps to get personal information. There are many such apps on the Play Store that offer photo editing for free. This is the reason why its users are also many. But it is used without knowing its policy, which can prove to be very harmful for any user.
If you download an app, first get complete information about it. Also get its review.