The world’s fastest growing Facebook app “Take This Lollipop“ will make you think twice about how much information you are putting on the popular social network and may just give you a fright in the process.
The app centres around an interactive video that uses your Facebook details to tailor the story to you personally. Without revealing too much about the video (half the fun is the surprise), the story centres around a creepy character browsing your Facebook profile and probing your personal details. Just watching the video it is amazing to realize how easily accessible your personal information is to the online world. An extremely well made app and film piece, the experience will most definitely leave you with a shiver down your spine.
Since hitting over 10 million ‘likes’ the app has spread virally among Facebook users, many of who are now re-assessing privacy settings since having the message hit home so personally. The app has sent a particularly powerful message to younger users of Facebook who take a more relaxed approach to privacy online and are more likely to let apps and friends see their personal details. Although aware of the risks of placing personal details online, it is hard for children and teens to understand just how their personal information could be used with bad intentions or malice. The popularity and reactions to the app have shown that the message can be explained, it just takes a little theatre:
If you have not yet experienced ”Take This Lollipop” it is well worth looking at, but do be prepared for a little bit of a fright.
Share your reaction with the app and let us know your thoughts once you’ve taken the lollipop.
November 14, 2011
