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Anonymous social app Yik Tak left users' precise locations exposed
The anonymous chat app Yik Yak had a flaw that let intruders get your precise location.
Anonymous chat app Yik Yak is back from the dead
Yik Yak shut down in 2017 following misconduct controversies and users moving elsewhere.
'Candid,' the anonymous chat app, enforces civility with AI
If Twitter, 4Chan and Reddit are any indication, people will exploit even the barest of anonymization to be complete and utter asshats online. Just look at the recent attacks against Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones, or Reddit's self-induced purge of racist, xenophobic and bigoted chat groups. Fully anonymized social services like Whisper or Yik Yak, where unidentifiable mobs can unceasingly bully other users, are no better. An app called Candid, which launches today, is designed to fight this unacceptable online behavior with artificial intelligence.
