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BeReal hit with privacy complaint over how it asks EU users to agree to tracking
Right after BeReal got acquired by French mobile games publisher Voodoo this summer, the candid selfie-sharing app which has been popular with Gen Zers
Right after BeReal got acquired by French mobile games publisher Voodoo this summer, the candid selfie-sharing app which has been popular with Gen Zers changed how it asks users to consent to tracking. “This is a prime example of a so-called dark pattern, designed to manipulate the users’ decision and annoy them into consent,” noyb argues in a press release detailing the complaint. It’s asking the regulator to order the app to fix the consent flow so it abides by the GDPR’s standard of a freely given choice and delete any data it’s processed since implementing the dark pattern.
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