Burner

 

By: Karley Giles

For my extra credit blog I have chosen to write about an app called “Burner”. This app for a small fee of $1.99 will give you a face phone number to use form you current phone for times when you wish to have a more protected identity. This app also comes with 60 text messages and 20 minutes of talk time, and will last until this time is used up or at most seven days (you can also by more minutes and talk time from this app if used up before the end of the seven days). This app was created for the iPhone.

This reminds me of our reading "Social Implications of Mobile Telephony: The Rise of Personal Communication Society". It speaks of how people are beginning to see their cell phones as an extension of themselves. With cellphones seen as a person part of yourself you can see why someone would not want to share something personal as a cellphone number.  Believe cellphones and their use have become much more private, especially now since they’re little computers with all our information in our pockets.

The burner app has great reviews and recommends it to anymore who needs to be in contact with anyone they are not so familiar with.