The geheimenapp Whisper had been, the secrets and the personal information users leave on the web, reported The Washington Post on Tuesday.
In all, the app Whisper allows users to anonymously, confessions, and secrets to share. The app is also available in the Netherlands.
the Independent researchers of the database and made it to the newspaper. The researchers were able to almost 900 million in the data view. It's going to have on the people who the app is from 2012 and is now in use.
The database does not contain any real names, but when all the secrets to users, given their ages, ethnicities, genders, places of birth, and location information, reported The Washington Post.
In all, the app allows users to join groups. A lot of groups that are dedicated to sexual self-incrimination, and the opportunity to discuss sexual orientation and desires. The database was also to be found in those who had been a member of any groups.
you may Also use the data from the minors accessible to the public,
, A reporter from The new york times, and found them in the database, the data of the children. Do a search for appgebruikers of a fifteen-year-old has yielded 1.3 million results.
"This is to do with the social and ethical standards with regard to the protection of children on the internet is seriously violated," said one of the students at the newspaper. He speaks of "gross negligence".
the Whisper, it was a Monday in the datalek pointed out to us. Shortly after that, it was not possible to gain access to the database.
The company said Tuesday in a statement that the disclosure should be for the users of the app, but it is not the intention of this is that the database is online and can be searched for.
Date Of Update: 10 March 2020, 20:01
