Secret App Restrains Posters from Using Their Real Names
Marco Foronda | | Aug 23, 2014 07:46 AM EDT |
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All your secrets are well kept with the anonymous social networking app, Secret.
Secret has announced new changes to be introduced in its next update. These changes will include photo upload limitations and aggressive restrictions on using real names on posts.
Secret app works by posting the private thoughts of the users and it's completely anonymous.
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It says the update is set to launch next week. The update is meant to restrain unwanted behavior like anonymous personal attacks.
A new system will detect if the user tries to post a message using his real name and will block it.
To make the updates friendlier, Secret will also integrate Flicker for a more robust set of background images. In exchange, users are prohibited from using photos from their Camera Roll.
Secret still encourages personalized backgrounds and users can still upload posts with photos taken real-time via in-app camera.
"We've learned that the vast majority of great secrets don't have names in them, and the few that do usually aren't productive and can even be harmful," said Secret on their new set of rules.
The backend of the app can always locate the names in the post, but now can detect "keywords, sentiment and photos of people."
Secret conducts reviews automatically but there are times human team members are needed to look after some questionable posts.
"It was like having a voice recorder, or bug in a confessional," said Benjamin Caudill, CEO of Rhino Security Labs.
Secret will also integrate a polling feature which has "YES" or "NO" secrets-turned-questions for app friends to answer.
The current Secret version is available as a free 16.6 MB download from the iOS App Store.
TagsSecret App, secrets, Apple Inc., Flicker, apps
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