In the era of social networks and the revelations of the Snowden case, there are many who try to combine the communication possibilities of modern technology with anonymity: this is the target audience of Secret, a new iPhone app that gives the user the ability to express themselves anonymously without the potential… ominous consequences.
Like another popular matching app, the Whisper, Secret is free and allows the user to upload a picture along with some lines of text. Secret shows the user anonymous "secrets" comments from contacts who also use the app and, under circumstances, posts from friends of those contacts. The whole idea, according to its creators, is to create an "anonymous community" that shares "secrets". If one of the contacts declares that he "loved" a "secret" of the user, then it is sent to his own contacts, with the result that the specific "effect" of "loving" results in the sharing of "secrets" » on the network.
Although the user can see "user secrets" beyond his original contact group, he can only comment on what his "friends" and his "friend friends" have posted. The Secret in no way reveals who posted or commented on anything, as it passes the use of pseudonyms simply by informing that a "secret" was posted by a "friend" or a "friend of friend".
According to its creators, the Secret is a place where everyone can openly share what they think and feel with their friends. "Speak freely, share whatever" is mentioned here, while emphasizing the lack of names and profiles.
"It's not who you are, it's what you say. It does not have to do with compassion but with sharing, free from any crisis "is highlighted in the application page, where the idea of sharing ideas is presented:" as many people do "love" in your publications, the more they are spreading. Your thoughts can travel all over the world. "
Source: naftemporiki.gr
