Yikes. Path, which got in trouble around this time last year for stealing your entire address book without your permission, might have another privacy issue on its hands. The app will automatically geotag your photos even when you've completely disabled Location Services for the Path app. It's basically doing something you explicitly told it not to do. Read More >>
Featured comment by pro-crastinate:
"aah, lovely to see gizmodo continuing the disproportionate amount of articles on path and lego. (something I highly doubt the majority of readers ever..." More »
If you’re not so inclined to share every detail of your life with each person you once sat next to in a sociology lecture, you’re probably using Path. As of today, you can enjoy your intimate social network from your iPad. Read More >>
Path seems to have bounced back from last month's privacy kerfuffle quite handily. The app maker announced today that its API will be integrated into Nike's running apps and accessories, allowing your friends to cheer you on virtually. Read More >>
Featured comment by violentpacifist:
"I have an account and a handful of contacts (I think about 20 at last check). Most use it infrequently, and the couple who post more regularly seem to..." More »
Featured comment by token:
"Ah...I dont' post for a couple of months and the JD haters pile up like squatters at St Pauls.
I approve.
Carry on." More »
Someone found out that Path — and most probably other apps — was stealing your contact data from your iPhone and iPad without telling you about it. This happened because of Path's greediness, but also because Apple is not protecting your privacy as it should. Read More >>
Featured comment by xjuanx:
"Maybe people should watch the whole interview and go to 4002. "......we need editorial more than ever right now...."
http://allthingsd.com/20100607..." More »
The little mobile-only social network kicked up a big privacy debacle by uploading its members address book data to its servers without their knowledge. Today, Path announced that it's deleting that data, and released a new version of its app. Read More >>
Facebook is a privacy disaster. Nobody with an iota of sense really trusts it to respect their privacy. Which is precisely one of Path's big selling points: It's got better privacy. Or so it seemed. But then it surprised everyone. Read More >>
Featured comment by cybershrike:
"They fucked up, it happens, it was a pretty damn big fuck up in some respects for doing it in the clear. However, how they approached the problem, the..." More »
While searching for a way to create an OS X app for Path's social network, hacker Arun Thampi stumbled on to something that could raise privacy issues with the app. Read More >>
Featured comment by BritishAcademic:
"Those permissions cover a multitude of sins though, and it's not always obvious what it wants certain ones for.
There is, for instance, a world of ..." More »
I've written before about how much I like Path, largely because it's so intimate. And I still do like it. But its latest update bums me out. Read More >>
Featured comment by britishchris:
"While I agree that it could be annoying, if I had someone who spammed my Path with links then it would probably be grounds for removing them from my P..." More »
Imagine a social network that combines the voyeurism of Facebook with the visual intimacy of Instagram, the real-time newsreel of Twitter with the exclusiveness of a backyard barbecue. It exists. It's Path. And over the past few weeks it's forever changed how I see my own little slice of the world. It's going to be huge. Read More >>
Featured comment by Benj5L:
"I downloaded the app and absolutely love it on iPhone. As expressed, there is no-one I know on it which mutes the experience a bit.
Also, no actual..." More »
The web used to be about other people. IMing your friend, emailing your wife, a chatroom with other guinea pig enthusiasts. Now it's turning around. Information is becoming less important than emotion—the web is an empty nostalgia factory. Read More >>
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