{"id":7344,"date":"2015-10-12T09:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T14:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=7344"},"modified":"2015-10-12T09:13:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T14:13:51","slug":"calculator-the-app-that-doesnt-add-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/7344","title":{"rendered":"Calculator+: The app that doesn\u2019t add up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7345\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/10\/FullSizeRender-200x89.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" \/>By Jenni Beaver&#8211;<\/span><\/strong>Calculator+ is an app that functions like the normal smartphone calculator, but beneath its surface is a storage locker for photos and videos.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This is not a one-of-a-kind app, and there are pages of similar programs in the App Store. This is, however, the one that most closely resembles the iPhone calculator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7346\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/10\/IMG_2595.png\" alt=\"IMG_2595\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\" \/>When you open the app, instead of going for 2+2, you type in a code of your choice, hit the percent sign, which\u00a0opens a\u00a0portal to\u00a0hidden photos. On the surface this seems like a great place to hide inappropriate content, and KMSC Station Manager, Jenni Theisen says, \u201cteens often use this app to hide things from parents.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Mass Communication Administrative Assistant Joan Mansfield says her concern isn\u2019t about teens hiding things, but adults. More specifically married adults trying to hide extramarital affairs from their spouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">While the app seems designed for people up to no good, the media director of Harbor Christian Center in Los Angeles, California, believes the app could be used for more positive motives. \u201cI would find this app useful for storing confidential information, such as a picture of my passport or a credit card,\u201d said Marissa Coloma.<\/p>\n<p>As Morningside College student Kayla Samek pointed out, however, the photos, no matter how secure they seem, are all stored in the cloud. If there were a breech, that media would no longer be confidential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The motives of app users aren\u2019t clear, but one thing is for sure. With the cloud, users don\u2019t have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Think twice before using any app to hide or otherwise conceal risqu\u00e9 photos, personal information, or sensitive media. Any app, website, or device can be hacked and no amount of capital letters, random numbers, and signs can keep those hackers out.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jenni Beaver&#8211;Calculator+ is an app that functions like the normal smartphone calculator, but beneath its surface is a storage locker for photos and videos. This is not a one-of-a-kind app, and there are pages of similar programs in the App Store. This is, however, the one that most closely resembles the iPhone calculator. 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