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Privacy in recovery apps.
The most private thing about you deserves the most careful reading. These pieces show what to check before trusting any app in this category, including this one. 20 posts.
What “Data Not Linked to You” means for Escape
Escape's App Store privacy label reads “Data Not Linked to You.” What that means in plain terms, and why most apps in this space cannot say the same.
Can the developer read your recovery notes?
If you write painfully honest notes in a recovery app, can the people who built it read them? For most apps you are trusting them not to. For Escape, there is n…
How private is an on-device AI conversation?
Cloud AI sends your words to a server. On-device AI runs on your phone. What that means for a recovery assistant like Ask Escape, and the honest limits.
What happens to your Escape data when you delete the app?
Delete most apps and your data lives on in their database. Delete Escape and there was never a copy on our side. What gets removed, and what does not.
How Escape handles subscription payments without your identity
Escape has no account and never sees your name or card, yet it has a paid subscription. How that works: Apple handles the money, and Escape only ever learns tha…
What is Ask Escape, and where does the conversation run?
Ask Escape is the app's built-in assistant for recovery questions. What it does, and the short version of where your conversation goes, which is nowhere off you…
The most private porn blocker, and why it matters
Most porn blockers make you create an account and store your data on a server. The private way to block, with no account and nothing that can leak.
A porn recovery app that doesn't track you
Most recovery apps log your streaks and journals to a server tied to an account. How to find one that keeps your recovery on your phone, tracked by no one.
A recovery summary made on your phone, that never leaves it
Most apps send your data to a server. Escape writes your recovery summary on the phone with on-device AI, so it never leaves and no one else sees it.
Why collecting nothing personal means there is nothing to leak
A popular porn-recovery app leaked 600,000 users' personal data in early 2026. Here's why Escape is built so there is nothing of yours to leak, in plain languag…
Can a porn blocker see what I am searching? (a plain-language explanation)
If a porn blocker blocks sites, doesn't it have to see what you visit? Short answer is no. Long answer is this post. Plain language.
Why Escape does not ask for your email (and why most other apps do)
Most porn blockers ask for an email before they let you in. I built Escape so it does not. Here is why that one choice changes everything.
How to read an App Store privacy label in 5 minutes
Apple's App Store privacy label is the fastest privacy check on any app. The three sections explained, what each line really means, and the four red flags to lo…
What to know about privacy before you install a porn-recovery app
Recovery apps handle some of the most sensitive data a phone can hold. A category-level guide on what to check, eight questions to ask, and what "on-device" act…
On-device vs cloud: what each means for a porn-recovery app
Two ways an app stores your data — on your phone, or on a company's server. The difference, why it matters more for recovery apps, and how to tell which one an …
Why account-required recovery apps are a privacy risk
If a recovery app forces you to create an account, your usage gets tied to your real identity. The four risks of account-based recovery apps, plus when an accou…
Anonymous accountability: is it possible? An honest answer
Many people in recovery want accountability without giving up their privacy. The tension is real. Three options that work, and what each compromises.
What a Safari content blocker can — and can't — see
Safari content blockers on iPhone work in a way most users don't realize: the blocker app itself never sees what you browse. Here's how the API actually works, …
How to evaluate any recovery app's privacy in 10 minutes
A 10-minute checklist anyone can run on any porn-recovery app before installing it — what to read, what to look for, and how to spot the differences between pri…
Telemetry in recovery apps: what's reasonable, what isn't
Most apps send some kind of usage data back to the developer. For recovery apps, where the data is sensitive, what counts as reasonable telemetry vs an overstep…
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