"Revealed: How Whisper App Tracks 'Anonymous' Users" - Paul Lewis and Dominic Rushe - The Guardian

Byline: Paul Lewis, Dominic Rushe; 2014-10-16; The Guardian; 

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 "The company behind Whisper, the social media app that promises users anonymity and claims to be 'the safest place on the internet,' is tracking the location of its users, including some who have specifically asked not to be followed."

Description:"Some Whisper users monitored even after opting out of geolocation services; Company shares some information with US Department of Defense; User data collated and indefinitely stored in searchable database."

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