--- title: How Secure Is BeReal? | daily.dev description: BeReal has had no major data breach, but users may accidentally reveal sensitive information. The app has extensive data collection, and there are weak default... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-secure-is-bereal--cr8ncgpkh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How Secure Is BeReal? | daily.dev og:description: BeReal has had no major data breach, but users may accidentally reveal sensitive information. The app has extensive data collection, and there are weak default... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-secure-is-bereal--cr8ncgpkh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CR8NcgpkH.png og:image:alt: How Secure Is BeReal? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How Secure Is BeReal? **[Hacker Noon](https://daily.dev/sources/hackernoon)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary BeReal has had no major data breach, but users may accidentally reveal sensitive information. The app has extensive data collection, and there are weak default privacy controls. To use BeReal safely, look around before taking a picture and familiarize yourself with the app's privacy policy. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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