Anonymous Sharing Apps Create the Illusion of Privacy
As the nature of privacy continues to change, people are turning to anonymous apps for more private communication. But anonymity does not equal privacy.
Anonymous sharing apps get pretty harsh treatment, generally because they can open a path for cyberbullying and rumor spreading. But could services like these become places of positivity and hope, or are they just another example of users getting online privacy wrong?
Gossip aside, ever since Secret spread beyond the Silicon Valley epicenter, ReadWrite contributor Selena Larson noticed an increase in positive postings and behaviors. “No longer were they immature; Secrets had developed feelings and felt more human,” she wrote.
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