‘Houseparty’ App Being Popular Among Users But Huge Number of Them Uninstalling Too!

Mumbai: Lockdown has started in many countries these days due to coronavirus. People are using more and more internet during this time. Meanwhile, an app called ‘Houseparty’ is becoming quite popular. The craze of this app among the youth has increased so much that it has come in the list of top trending free apps on both iOS and Android platforms.

According to the report, through this app, everyone is talking comfortably to their family and friends. But now all users are deleting it. According to the information, many users have started complaining that hackers are using sensitive personal data from their phones through this app. Apart from this, they also say that hackers are also tampering with the rest of the phone’s apps, such as Instagram, Spotify. Some users have also complained about money being stolen.

The hashtag ‘deletehouseparty’ is trending on Twitter –
After which ‘deletehouseparty’ trend has started with the hashtag on Twitter. Denying this, houseparty clarified and said that this app is completely secure, so users should not be afraid of data theft. The app says that they will reward 1 million bounty for exposing the person who carried out such a campaign.

According to the privacy of the houseparty, this app only collects the data of the user given inside the app. It contains information related to the user’s contact, phone number and contests. It also includes automatic data via IP address.