Researchers say the exposure includes exact locations of users’ last posts, nicknames, age, and gender.
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Whisper editor’s out the door after scandal, internal investigation
The internal investigation into the secret-sharing app’s use and/or abuse of users’ data didn’t find any wrongdoing, but plenty of questions are still unanswered. 
Whatsapp now provides end-to-end encryption by default for messages
A new update to the Android version of WhatsApp includes an unexpected but pleasant surprise – end-to-end encryption that is enabled by default.
US Senate calls Whisper in for serious questioning on user tracking
Following serious allegations brought up by the Guardian, the US Senate has a few privacy-related questions it would like to ask the people in charge over at Whisper, the self-proclaimed “safest place on the internet”.
Whisper CTO trashes reports that it tracks even those users who turn off geolocation
Supposedly anonymous social media app Whisper actually tracks some users – particularly newsworthy ones – even after they’ve specifically opted out of geolocation, according to reports.