The one-eyed dog of WhatsApp

The Spy Apps They are in fashion 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 habits. The penultimate one to be published focuses on tracking our access to WhatsApp.

If the double blue check has already caused more than one annoyance to WhatsApp users, this application can still cause more of a stir. It is about WhatsDog , the first app that lets you know when a contact has accessed WhatsApp without having to log in to WhatsApp. A very stealthy and dangerous way to monitor people.

The control that this offers App It is complete and is even capable of tracking the movements of contacts who have blocked us or who we have blocked as well as those who have disabled the option to show the last connection. No one is safe from WhatsDog.

Under a seemingly harmless WhatsApp addiction meter, WhatsDog provides information regarding the time of the last connection and does so by displaying a calendar with the history of connections and disconnections of the preselected contacts and the time who have been connected in each session. Also, and for total control, this App is capable of launching audible alerts when a specific contact connects.

It is evident that with the Internet, and more so with social networks, the concept of privacy has been turned upside down. We share our lives with the world and we do so voluntarily. This is the cornerstone of everything: the willfulness; the desire to be found and the right not to be found.

Beyond whether or not its use is ethical or legal because it could be a clear intrusion into privacy, the truth is that this type of Apps open up an intense debate. To what extent should an App be allowed to monitor someone without their permission? With what justification? Is it the same for a concerned parent to track their child as it is for a friend to do so? Should it be reported? Is society mature enough for this type of App? Where is the limit? Who sets this limit? limit?

These are all questions that are closely linked to the use of the Internet and that, sooner or later, will have to be resolved. In the meantime, Apps like WhatsDog can be downloaded freely from any of the markets; this is currently only available for devices Android.