Duolingo teaches you languages, but also teaches those who buy your data

Duolingo aapke baare mein kya jaanta hai?

Duolingo ek mazedar tareeke se bhasha seekhne ka platform hai, lekin iski asli 'language' aapka data hai. Yeh app aapki progress, aapke dwara ki gayi galtiyon, aapke location, device details, aur yahan tak ki aapke contact list ko bhi track karta hai. Haan, woh sab kuch jo aapne kabhi Duolingo par type kiya hai, woh unke servers par store hota hai.

Kya Duolingo ne kabhi data leak kiya hai?

Abhi tak koi bada scandal nahi aaya hai, lekin 2023 mein ek security researcher ne paaya ki Duolingo ka API kuch personal data expose kar raha tha, jaise ki user IDs aur learning stats. Duolingo ne ise jald theek kar diya, lekin yeh dikhata hai ki koi bhi app perfect nahi hai. Isliye, apni privacy ki raksha khud karna zaroori hai.

Kaise disable karein tracking?

Yeh rahi ek simple guide:

1. Android: Settings > Apps > Duolingo > Permissions. Yahan se location, contacts, aur microphone access hata dein.
2. iOS: Settings > Duolingo > Toggle off 'Allow Tracking'. Yeh app ko aapki activity doosri apps aur websites par track karne se rokega.

Iske alawa, Duolingo ke andar bhi settings hain: Profile > Settings > Privacy. Yahan 'Personalized Ads' aur 'Data Sharing' ko off kar dein.

Notifications ko kaise control karein?

Duolingo ko aapko roz yaad dilane ki aadat hai, lekin aap ise control kar sakte hain. App ke andar jaayein: Profile > Settings > Notifications. Yahan aap har type ki notification ko on/off kar sakte hain. Agar aap sirf ek baar din mein yaad dilana chahte hain, toh woh bhi possible hai.

Yeh sab karte hue, aapko lag sakta hai ki aap Duolingo ke saath 'cheating' kar rahe hain, lekin yaad rakhein: aapki privacy aapki apni hai. Duolingo ko aapke data ki zaroorat nahi hai, sirf aapki bhasha seekhne ki ichcha ki zaroorat hai.

Kya Duolingo ke terms and conditions mein kuch chhupa hai?

Terms and Conditions padhna utna hi maza aata hai jitna apne toothbrush se bathroom ki tiles saaf karna. Lekin ek baat zaroor yaad rakhein: Duolingo aapka data doosri companies ke saath share kar sakta hai, jaise ki advertising partners. Agar aap isse avoid karna chahte hain, toh upar di gayi settings ko use karein.

Duolingo ek zabardast app hai, lekin iska matlab yeh nahi ki aap apni privacy se samjhauta karein. Thodi si settings change karke aap apna data safe rakh sakte hain aur phir bhi fluent French ya Spanish seekh sakte hain.