Google has finally released Allo, but privacy advocates, including NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, have warned about the threat it poses to users’ privacy and safety. Allo, a personal messaging and assistance app which lacks previously promised security safeguards, amounts to “Google Surveillance”, so “Don’t use Allo,” Snowden tweeted in a series of tweets.
Free for download today: Google Mail, Google Maps, and Google Surveillance. That's #Allo. Don't use Allo. https://t.co/EdPRC0G7Py
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 21, 2016
Thinking about #Allo? Last year, our secret court approved 100% of requests for surveillance. They would cover Allo. https://t.co/oYtc3Pu8tx
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 21, 2016
