I could end this article right here! But that wouldn’t be too helpful. The only time the company will by pass that is if it is a life-threatening situation.I hope that you never find Whisper on your teen’s phone. Investigators would have to go through the same legal means required to get the data from the maker of the app.Īccording to Whisper’s website the company will cooperate with government authorities if they follow the procedures listed above for requesting data information about app users. Investigators would have to use that information and reach out to the cell phone provider of the device that was used to get any additional information to help locate the suspect. That data trail would not provide the identity of the suspect, it can only identify the smart phone or device that used the app. According to the experts, investigators must first reach out to the makers of the app and present a valid subpoena, court order, search warrant, or other legal process issued to receive any data trail left behind on the suspects phone. News 5 spoke with digital forensic experts at the University of South Alabama. It takes time investigating cases involving apps that protect the users privacy. When you have an app that’s increasing in popularity, such as whisper, that’s where predators are going to lurk and they’re going to look for people who might be more gullible than others.” Biunno knows just how dangerous apps like whisper can be, “Predators lurk on apps people use the most. Biunno did a special report about predators using social media apps to target people. When a car pulled up in the driveway, she approached it and an unknown man, armed with a handgun, jumped out and demanded she gets in the car.Īfter the victim got into the car, she told Mobile Police that he drove to a vacant house, took her inside and forced the victim to have sex with him. The victim told police that she thought she was talking to a female friend on the Whisper app and invited her friend over to her house. (WKRG) – The Mobile Police Department is investigating after a woman claims she was kidnapped and raped after using an app on her smartphone.
They do not say whether that suspect has been arrested or charged with anything, but say that there is currently no further perceived danger to the public. They go on to say the case and circumstances involved are currently under investigation while they analyze electronic evidence.
A spokesperson with the Mobile Police Department tell News 5 that they have identified a suspect in this case and that he has been questioned.
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