Your Spying Apps

I remember thinking, long ago, why are there so many flashlight apps?  Are these App writers just showing off?  That is what I thought, but it seems the simpler the App, the more likely it is spying on you.  A report on the humble flashlight App,  Specifically for Android Apps, and the likelihood it is tracking you and sending that information to China.  And playing with all sort of options in your phone that have nothing to do with the supposed functionality of the App.  For unknown other reasons.    Is it picking up your banking information?  Maybe.   It is more than buyer beware, the buyer now has to actively protect themselves.