At a time when social networks are trying to connect more and more people, a new service seeks to do the opposite: to help its users avoid their "friends".
Cloak uses location data from social networks like Foursquare and Instagram (other networks will follow) to determine the location of people the user may know (social network contacts). It then notifies him when there are suspicions that someone might be nearby. The user can check the map for areas where there may be people they might want to avoid and highlight them so they are informed if they are going to pass by.
Cloak defines itself as a method for avoiding former colleagues in the job, known and generally what the user would prefer not to meet. It was created by developer Bryan Moore and former Buzzfeed executive Chris Baker.
According to her report The Washington Post, ο Μπέικερ δείχνει να ειδικεύεται σε applications με ελαφρώς «μισανθρωπικές» τάσεις, καθώς έχει δημιουργήσει το browser extension «unbaby.me», που κρύβει τις δημοσιεύσεις φωτογραφιών μωρών από φίλους στο Facebook feed, καθώς και την startup «Rather», η οποία απαλλάσσει τον χρήστη «από πράγματα που μισεί στο Facebook και το Twitter». Also, 'Hate With Friends' helps the user to ascertain if there is dislike between the user and a Facebook 'friend' - in fact, it informs the user when it 'senses' that a Facebook contact dislikes them a lot. "Personally, I think that we have seen the culmination of the great social network," he said in an email. “Things like Twitter and Facebook are crowded elevators, where we're all crammed together...I think these 'anti-social' apps are on the rise. You will see more and more projects of this kind".
Source: naftemporiki.gr
