Flat Earth Clock App
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2016 |
| Product Type | Mobile Social Network |
| In Production | Yes |
| Official Website | https://flatearthdave.com/ |
"Flat Earth Clock App" is a social network created by David Weiss. It is intended to be used by individuals that adhere to belief in the scientifically disproven flat Earth model.
The app provides user with a "clock" that showcases how day/night progresses on a Flat earth, as well as serve as a platform for content that reinforces users' belief in a flat Earth. This platform is proposed as a replacement for the traditional apps for time and weather.
The application is available in the Google Play Store[1] and Apple's App Store[2] respectively for a one time payment of $3, with the in-app option to subscribe for a "friend finder feature" despite being reported multiple times by several individuals for major breaches of security,[3] privacy, and misinformation about collected data and breaches of EU and US regulations.
Consumer Impacts[edit | edit source]
- Major violations in privacy regulations in the US and the EU.
- Data breaches spanning over multiple years including some that published all usernames, emails, locations and plain text passwords.
- Publishing of real-time locations (latitude/longitude) of all registered users without consent.
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Incidents[edit | edit source]
Security breach[edit | edit source]
A comprehensive (but incomplete to protect actual members) list of the security breaches was compiled years ago, mostly ignored by the creator or used to gain more media traction by calling out the people who informed him of the shortcomings.
On February 7, 2025 part of these issues were released on Github[4] and after 3 years of non-compliance by the creator a 90 day warning period was given.
"McToon", a notable debunker of science deniers on YouTube and a developer himself, posted a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Flat Earth Clock app in the Google Play Store
- ↑ Flat Earth Sun, Moon & Zodiac in the Apple App Store
- ↑ https://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#FlatEarthDave
- ↑ Release of a list of issues on Github
- ↑ a video detailing some of the shortcomings and issues