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posted by mrpg on Saturday February 02 2019, @06:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the here-we-have-a-boring-public-IRC dept.

After bans from Apple and Google, Sarahah debuts Enoff, an iOS app for anonymous feedback at work

Sarahah, the anonymous messaging app founded in Saudi Arabia that became an unexpected viral sensation with teens, clocking up over 300 million registered users before getting banned by Apple and Google over bullying, is making a return to the App Store — but not as you might think.

The startup has launched a new, free iOS app called Enoff (pronounced "enough") aimed at organizations, tapping into the wave of employee activism and speaking out about unfair practices to provide a way for people in a team to give anonymous, one-way feedback to bosses and human resources reps. An Android version of Enoff is coming "very soon," according to CEO and founder Zain al-Alabdin Tawfiq.

Available also on the web, the aim is to provide a way to give feedback in cases of harassment, corruption and other tricky workplace situations where employees might fear repercussions for speaking out.

Easy way to monetize app: allow bosses to pay to unmask users.

Also at Wired.

Previously: Hit App Sarahah Quietly Uploads Your Address Book

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  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday February 02 2019, @02:32PM (1 child)

    by Bot (3902) on Saturday February 02 2019, @02:32PM (#795399) Journal

    well technically you can download an apk for android. Of course getting the apk for the app might be easy or impossible.

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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Saturday February 02 2019, @03:35PM

    by Arik (4543) on Saturday February 02 2019, @03:35PM (#795412) Journal
    Yes, google seems to work pretty aggressively to prevent that from catching on. The app store is one of their cash cows, a captive market where they can rake in cash every day for nothing.

    I can understand why google felt they had to try it, what I can't understand is why consumers let them do it. Now microsoft is trying the same thing (Windows S) and again, insane as it is, it looks like they'll get away with it.

    Mabye people are just too stupid to have computers.
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