I was recently reading an article by Yukari Kane in The Wall Street Journal Online. The article mentioned an interesting new application for iPhone users called iWipe. It is geared towards protecting iPhone users’ location privacies, due to a bug in the iPhone that causes location history to be stored in a database. The company that created the app is in the dating service industry and apparently made the app so “swingers” would not get caught in their tracks.
I think this is a great idea and a direct portrayal of the creativity of American companies. An application that can protect an individual from cheating on their significant other is remarkable. I do not condone the action that would make this application necessary. Yet, there is definitely demand and a market for this application for certain individuals. Once the word gets around about what the iWipe is for, many will be suspicious as to why their significant other has this application downloaded. But then again, the app does meet the needs of those seeking greater privacy.
Sources: Yukari, Kane. “The Wall Street Journal Online”. http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/05/03/new-app-aims-to-erase-swingers-online-tracks/?mod=yahoo_hs
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