Sanity & Self was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over a default privacy setting. According to the report, the mental health app set the “Private Account” option to off by default rather than on.
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Sanity & Self: Private Account OFF by default
“A mental health app company chose to select “Private Account” OFF by default, as opposed to turning it on. The screenshot was taken from the Sanity & Self iOS app directly in November 2020.”
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