18 APR

Apple pulls app used by teenagers to hide photos behind a calculator amid police investigation

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  • Apple has removed from the App Store a controversial app that poses as a calculator and allows users to hide secret photos.
  • The Calculator% app is popular with teenagers, but has been criticised by child welfare experts and is part of an investigation by British police.
  • The app is also not available on Android, but a number of imitations can be downloaded.

Apple appears to have removed from the App Store a controversial app used by teenagers to hide photos behind a fully functioning calculator.

Private Photos (Calculator%) first gained attention in 2015 when US district attorney Pamela Casey’s warning to parents about the app’s true purpose went viral on Facebook.

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