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April 1, 2012
20:54 • 1 year ago
Creator of “Girls Around Me” app defends itself: In case you haven’t heard about it, the iOS app tracks where women have recently checked in on Foursquare or Facebook — well, until recently, when Foursquare took away the app’s API access as it received bad press due to allegations it encouraged stalking. The creator of the app, i-Free Innovations, defended its work: ”It is impossible to search for a particular person in this app, or track his/her location. The app just allows the user to browse the venues nearby, as if you passed by and looked in the window.” The Russian firm says that the app has been downloaded 70,000 times since December. What do you think? Creepy or overblown?

Creator of “Girls Around Me” app defends itself: In case you haven’t heard about it, the iOS app tracks where women have recently checked in on Foursquare or Facebook — well, until recently, when Foursquare took away the app’s API access as it received bad press due to allegations it encouraged stalking. The creator of the app, i-Free Innovations, defended its work: ”It is impossible to search for a particular person in this app, or track his/her location. The app just allows the user to browse the venues nearby, as if you passed by and looked in the window.” The Russian firm says that the app has been downloaded 70,000 times since December. What do you think? Creepy or overblown?

 

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