The Guardian Corrects and Clarifies Story That Damaged Whisper App

Some redemption months after privacy allegations

The Guardian has issued a correction and clarification on a months-old damning report that stung the anonymous sharing app Whisper and its staff. It turns out that alleged privacy problems may not have been as egregious as first reported.

The Guardian wrote in October that Whisper, which allows people to anonymously share secrets, bent its own privacy rules, and users were not as protected as they might have thought while using the service. Now, The Guardian says some of its reporting was off.

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