However, Tellonym has a difference in privacy: the person receives the question privately and can choose not to answer it, and the message will not be published to their profile so that all their friends can see it. The platform, available for free download on Android or iPhone (iOS) phones, reached 600,000 downloads in January 2019.
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Tellonym allows you to ask anonymous questions and answers Foto: Divulgao / Tellonym
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Tellonym has some tools that improve security and privacy. The app lets you block users so you can no longer send messages, view their replies, follow you and see if you are online. In addition, you can choose to only receive comments from people registered in the app to know your identity.
The user can also disable the feature that allows other people to find you by your phone number and location. Another functionality disable activity status. Thus, people will not know if you are online, but the user will also not know the activity status of their contacts. See more details about Tellonym below.
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Tellonym is an anonymous question and answer app. The service works as follows: the user can register and thus reveal his identity or he chooses not to register and thus send message without being identified, being anonymous. The recipient receives the question privately and chooses whether or not to answer it. If you prefer to reply, the message will be available on your profile with the possibility of all viewing.
What are the main highlights of the app?
Tellonym has a lot of attractions like seeing your friends' replies in the Feed and tracking all posts. Another tool to find people based on gender, age and location is to find people who are close to where you are.
A differential about privacy is the possibility of the person receiving the question in advance and privately. This way, she can decide whether or not to respond. If you choose not to reply, the message will not be published to your profile for all to see.
Another highlight is the ability to share posts on Instagram Stories and integrate your profile with other social networks: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and WhatsApp.
Share your Tellonym profile on other social networks Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
What are the security options?
Tellonym has several security mechanisms. The recipient can choose not to answer the question and thus not make the message available to all contacts in their profile.
In addition, the app has a feature capable of filtering messages and deleting any inappropriate content. The user has the option to customize this functionality as Very Low or Very High. There is also the possibility to add specific words to the filter to stop receiving messages with such content.
The app offers the option to block people in two ways. The first way prevents users from texting, seeing your responses, following you, and viewing your activity status. In this case, the person knows that it has been blocked. Another way to block some anonymously. With this, the user can no longer send messages and he does not know that you have blocked him.
Another security tool choose to receive only messages from users registered in the app. The service also allows the person to submit questions without necessarily being registered in the app.
In addition, the user may report inappropriate messages, replies, and profiles to app moderators. In cases involving law enforcement, the app may submit information that helps track the identity of the suspect.
Report Message on Tellonym Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
The user can also turn off other people's ability to search for you through your phone number or location. Note that the application does not show your exact location. Another option to disable the activity status. So people will not know if you are online. That way you also fail to know the activity status of your contacts.
Politics in the United States and England
According to the British newspaper Manchester Evening News, some British schools have warned parents about the cyberbullying on Tellonym. The same thing happened in the United States. According to the Mashable website, American schools also talked about the danger of the app, especially for teens. Parent surveillance organizations, such as Protect Young Eyes and Common Sense Media, also campaigned to raise awareness of the problem.
In response, Tellonym CEO Maximillian Rellin stated that there are efforts to prevent bullying digital. "We take parents' concerns very seriously and are working very hard to combat any misuse of Tellonym."
User must be over 16 years old to use Tellonym Foto: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes
Another controversy about the age allowed to use the app. On the App Store app page, only users 17 and older can install the software. J in Tellonym Terms of Use is authorized for use by persons over 13 years of age.
By contrast, Rellin confirmed that users over 13 can use Tellonym and the 17-year standard imposed by the App Store. He points out that people under 16 need parents to authorize the use of the app in writing via email.
Other controversial messaging apps
The Sarahah, Secret, F3, and Curious Cat apps also spawned by triggering inappropriate comments, including cases of cyberbullying. Like Tellonym, rival apps allow users to send messages anonymously. Sarahah and Secret apps can no longer be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play stores.
