Blackberry’s new Android smartphone Priv impresses, but is our data private?

Blackberry just announced Priv, its first ever smart phone with android system. With Blackberry’s security features, iconic keyboard and the wide range of app from Android ecosystem, it may be the one product that is going to save the struggling company.

Blackberry ditched its own operating system but stuck to its physical keyboard and it is one of the best features the phone has to offer. The Priv is 9.4 mm thick and first time user may not even realize there is a keyboard that slides out under the 5.4 inch screen.

Blackberry puts the speaker at the bottom of the phone which made the phone better balanced. It helps to avoid feeling of top-heavy when typing.  The keyboard is also a trackpad. It is especially handy for scrolling down web pages with links. You won’t click on links by mistake. The keys on the keyboard can also act as customizable shortcut keys. You can press Y to run Youtube or press B to call your boss.

The second most Blackberry thing is security. By switching to a more open and customizable operating system, Blackberry opens gate to a lot of risks.

To be more secure, Black berry developed a tracking app called Dtek. It tracks what every app is actually doing and notifies the user. Many applications are doing more than suppose to, if the flashlight app is also collecting your location details, the app will take note.