App users are encouraged to meet in person. Kids have been known to create fake Bumble accounts that falsify their age. ME: A live-streaming video app that uses geolocation to share videos so users can find out a broadcaster's exact location. Users can earn "cins" as a way to "pay" minors for photos. FM: Known for cyberbullying. The app encourages users to allow anonymous people to ask them questions. The app gives users options to chat, share photos, and meet up based on a phone's GPS.
It's used for creating and sharing short videos. With very limited privacy controls, users are vulnerable to cyber bullying and explicit content. Snapchat also allows users to see your location. Reviewers say they have been confronted with racial slurs, explicit content and more.
While users under 17 old are unable to share private photos, kids can easily create an account with an older age. While the app is intended for adults only, teens are known to create profiles. Kids can bypass traditional messaging features. KIK gives users unlimited access to anyone, anywhere, anytime. It also reveals a user's location so people can meet up.
The goal of the app is to hook up. Report a typo. News Local News. Actions Facebook Tweet Email. Police: These are the 15 apps every parent should know about and the dangers that come with them. By: Jordan Mickle. Police are warning parents about apps that could be dangerous for their children.
The Shorewood Police Department posted this warning ahead of the upcoming school year. Copyright Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
