Pando has this up on Whisper, an app that preys on the young and vulnerable by telling them they have privacy with their app.

Not so fast.  What’s really disgusting is how Whisper went about it.  Be sure to click on the “regret” link..  And the “evidence mounts to the contrary” link.  Both make the case against Whisper.

Not only is Whisper using tools to identify location within 500 meters, they are also sending that information overseas to the Philippines.

It’s time people had solid rights to privacy on the internet.  It’s time that corporations that use and sell that information be held criminally liable.  As much as the media would like to say that people don’t expect privacy on the internet, they most certainly do.  When given the choice, people opt out of geolocation and take other measures to protect their privacy.

By the way, those of you who use duckduckgo, I have been getting notice of that search engine being used to find my blog.  Just wanted you to know that even that search engine is not entirely private.