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Cloak : 'anti-social' app - ketchim - 03-19-2014 While most social networks aim to connect people : one new service seeks to join the growing trend of doing the opposite and help you avoid them.  8) Re: Cloak : 'anti-social' app - ketchim - 03-19-2014 Cloak uses public location data from other social networks, Foursquare and Instagram : to determine the locations of others you know. Users can choose to receive an alert when certain people are believed to be nearby  ;D                                                                                                     Re: Cloak : 'anti-social' app - ketchim - 03-19-2014 Apps such as Snapchat - which deletes photographs and videos seconds after they have been viewed - and Secret - which broadcasts messages anonymously - are growing in popularity..... Re: Cloak : 'anti-social' app - ketchim - 03-19-2014 WhatsApp, a private-messaging service recently bought by Facebook for $19bn : indicates a shift back to conducting online conversations in private.... Re: Cloak : 'anti-social' app - ketchim - 03-19-2014 Cloak describes itself as a method to "avoid exes, co-workers, that guy who likes to stop and chat - anyone you'd rather not run into"