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The Risks Posed By Anonymous Social Apps

Law360, New York (July 30, 2014, 10:15 AM EDT) -- First we had social media platforms, but recently a variety of "anti-social" media platforms have emerged — well, anti- social in a sense. For years, social media platforms have encouraged (or even, in some cases, required) us to use our real identities, with the aim of building friendships and networks in the online world. But these new social media apps (such as "Secret," "Whisper" and "Yik Yak") are designed specifically to enable users to share posts anonymously. The types of "secrets" disclosed on these apps vary enormously — from teenage angst, fantasies and gossip, to the experiences of soldiers and survivors of abuse....

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