• Re/code, Monday, October 20, 2014 11:59 AM

In the future, tech start-ups with questionable privacy policies might be wary of partnering with serious news organizations. Take the case of Whisper, which just found itself in hot water after the Guardian exposed its practice of tracking the location of users, including those that specifically asked not to be followed. As it turns out, the Guardian got its information in partnership talks with the supposedly-anonymous messaging service. “The Guardian says its story resulted from a three-day visit to Whisper headquarters to discuss an ‘expanded journalistic relationship,’” Re/Code reports.

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