Ridgewood Police : What Parents Need to Know About the Secret-Sharing App Whisper
May 12, 2014 at 12:13 PM
We all know that sharing and social media come hand in hand. People share everything online, whether it is a birth of their child or a new kitchen upgrade. Today, a new trend is gaining popularity quicker than ever in the sharing universe: anonymous secrets-sharing mobile apps.
Apps like Truth and Whisper make it easier than ever to anonymously post secrets online without the fear of being judged or having direct consequences. Users can simply write a secret, pick an image to go with it, and share it for millions to see.
Since its release two years ago, the anonymous, secret-sharing app Whisper has become hugely popular. Today, it reaches 3.5 billion page views per month. Although Whisper’s main demographic is comprised of 18-24-year-olds, there are still a number of teens using the application. Given its steady increase in popularity, many more teens are expected to join.
https://resources.uknowkids.com/blog/what-parents-need-to-know-about-the-secret-sharing-app-whisper
Meanwhile, Ridgewood is taking our kids even deeper into the Google universe – one of the most notorious data collection and profiling companies in the world – first google Docs and now Chrome Books.
Nice to have a town hand over lifetime profiles of individuals from childhood to adulthood to a data mining and marketing company all at the cost of saving a few bucks (from a town that could easily afford to pay for apps and storage and keep their kids lives private).
#1: That privacy ship sailed a long time ago, long before Google’s Docs and Chrome Books. People more than willingly share their personal lives and histories with the world through social networking. Everyone’s home value, tax history, etc., can be viewed for free online.