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So I download an IM app that automatically finds your friends based on your phone directory. I launch it and scrolling through my friend's list I see my mom. So
by badclient 15y ago
So I download an IM app that automatically finds your friends based on your phone directory. I launch it and scrolling through my friend's list I see my mom. Some contacts later, I see the real name of the hooker. Both my mom and the real hooker are on this IM platform...just a click away from chatting with me under the same identity. This can be more than creepy, fortunately this is a made up example ;)
I thought about this with whatsapp. This is scary because while we are used to having multiple emails for different parts of our lives, juggling multiple phone numbers is still a chore despite services like google voice.
- AJ007 15y agoI'm not sure about the hooker part, but when I finally ran through the Facebook mobile app I discovered some of my "friends" have been using aliases.
- glhaynes 15y agoI feel like we're missing part of this story. :)
- mahyarm 15y agoIt's a double edged sword. Many users like it that they don't have to create a user name, remember a password, confirm an account (usually), etc and that all of their other friends 'automagically' appear on the app who've installed it. Whatsapp has something like %90 of smartphone users in sweden. Phone numbers cost money, and multiple emails are usually a chore still.