Is Talking Ben The Dog Safe? Read This Before Downloading The App

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Talking Ben The Dog rose to the top charts on the App Store and Google Play Store in February 2022 — solidifying it as one of the most popular smartphone apps of the year. While there's no denying its popularity, is Talking Ben The Dog a safe app to use? If it seems like there's a hot new app every other week, that's because there is. Smartphone apps are released or get big updates, go viral on social media, and they're immediately talked about everywhere.

While it can be easy to get wrapped up in the hype/buzz around a new application, it's important to consider the privacy aspects of each one. Locket Widget is a cute way to share photos on friends' home screens, but every image you send/receive through the app is effectively owned by Locket and can be used however the company wants. Prequel's cartoon filter can be endless fun, but the app also collects users' precise location information and shares editing control of your photos with third parties.

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In the case of Talking Ben The Dog, does it have enough privacy features to keep parents' minds at ease? Or is it something you should stop your kiddos from using? Right off the bat, developer Outfit7 shows that Talking Ben The Dog (and its other apps) have been analyzed and approved to be in the PRIVO Kids Privacy Assured COPPA Safe Harbor Certification Program. If that sounds like a bunch of jargon, it essentially means that Talking Ben The Dog has U.S. government approval as a safe app for kids. The program is approved by the Federal Trade Commission and as «an authorized safe harbor under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).» Outfit7 has been a member of the Kids Privacy Assured program since