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Let's
start with the privacy perspective here.

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The good news is, as far as other apps
go, Braille

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isn't any more invasive
than most things on the market.

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If you look at the privacy policy,
it basically collects

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everything you do on the app.

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That's kind of to be expected these days.

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B-Real will collect your IP address.

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What phone you're using.

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Any time the app crashes
and the operating system you're using,

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it also collects anything that you create
with the app that includes any photos

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you take in the app,

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as well as any of the real emojis you use
when reacting to other people's photos.

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It also tracks your interactions
with friends in the app.

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Any time you leave a comment,
any time you react, it's tracking you.

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That's all to be expected.

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The one thing that I would keep an eye
on, though, is location

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in the privacy policy.

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B-Real states that it will collect
your location whenever it wants.

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If you have the setting enabled,

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that data is for both the feature
that lets you location tag, a photo

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you take, as well as a feature that lets
you locate other friends in the app.

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Because of that, it's
constantly tracking your location.

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The only way to stop B-Real from doing
that is to disable location

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services altogether.

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Unlike many other social media
apps, B-Real claims

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that it doesn't sell your personal data
to third parties or advertisers.

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That's kind of huge.

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Now, a big caveat there is

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that does not include any of the content
you create with the real.

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Anytime you take a photo in the app.

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The real has a 30 year license to it.

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That means the b-real you took
this afternoon will belong to the app

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until 2052. All that to say.

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You have no more reason to be concerned
using be real from a privacy

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perspective than any other app
on your phone right now.

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In fact,
it seems a little better than most.

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related questions?

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in the comments below

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