Spy apps are in and always will be. Beyond those specially designed to steal confidential information without our permission, known as Spyware, the markets offer legal alternatives to control even the smallest detail of our contacts; Apps that offer us information about both their movements and their customs. The penultimate to be published focuses on tracking our access to WhatsApp .
If the double blue chek has already caused more than one annoyance to WhatsApp users, this application may still cause more of a stir. It is WhatsDog , the first App that lets you know when a contact has accessed WhatsApp without having to enter WhatsApp. A way to control the most stealthy and dangerous people.
The control offered by this App is total and is even capable of tracking the movements of contacts that have blocked us or that we have blocked, as well as those who have disabled the option to show the last connection. No one is safe from WhatsDog .
Under an apparently harmless WhatsApp addiction meter , WhatsDog offers information regarding the time of the last connection and does so by showing a calendar with the history of connections and disconnections of the pre-selected contacts and the time they have been connected in each session. Likewise, and for total control, this App is capable of launching sound alerts when a specific contact connects.
It is evident that with the internet, and more so with social networks, the concept of privacy has taken a complete turnaround. We share our lives with the world and we do it voluntarily. This is the cornerstone of everything: voluntariness ; wanting to be found and the right not to be.
Beyond whether or not its use is ethical or legal because it can treat a clear interference with privacy, the truth is that this type of Apps open an intense debate . To what extent should an App be allowed to control someone without their permission? With what justification? Is it the same for a concerned parent to track down his child as it is to track down a friend? Should it be reported? Is society mature enough for this type of Apps? Where is the limit? Who sets this limit ?
All of them are questions that are closely linked to the use of the internet and that, sooner or later, will have to be solved. Meanwhile, Apps like WhatsDog can be downloaded freely from any of the markets; This is currently only available for Android devices.
