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May 13, 2022 06:22 pm

Anonymous bulletin board app Yik Yak is revealing its users exact locations





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Yik Yak, an app that acts as a local anonymous message board, makes it possible to find users’ precise locations and unique IDs, Motherboard reports. A researcher who analyzed Yik Yak data was able to access precise GPS coordinates of where posts and comments came from, accurate within 10 to 15 feet, and says he brought his findings to the company in April.


First launched in 2013, Yik Yak was popular on college campuses, where it was often used to gossip, post updates, and cyberbully other students. After waning relevance and failed attempts at content moderation, the app shut down in 2017, only to rise from the dead last year. In November, the company said it had passed 2 million users.


Motherboard spoke with David Teather, a computer...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/13/23070696/yik-yak-anonymous-app-precise-locations-revealed

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