Post by Buizilla on Oct 28, 2011 20:31:09 GMT -5
Everyone love lollipops, right? In fact, if you're in a mood to watch a scary movie or in the Halloween spirit, you should take this one. (Facebook account is required though)
From this article
I personally got creeped out by it so much. XD It doesn't actually do anything with your information and just uses it for the movie. I uninstalled the app though, but it certainly was a good scare lol.
Wanna get creeped out? No, seriously... Do you really wanna get creeped out?
Arriving just in time for Halloween, the web site Take This Lollipop is spreading like wildfire online after being profiled in The New York Times.
The site asks permission to scan your Facebook page and, in turn, does a marvelous job at delivering your own private horror film that will scare the bejesus out of you. Designed to play into fears about cyber-stalking, the goal of Take This Lollipop is make its users question what kind of information, photos and data they share publicly on social networks.
Here's the scenario: After you grant the site to scan your FB page, we see a twitchy, sweaty gent (actor Bill Oberst) hovering over his PC in a dank, cramped apartment. We see him type in a faux password and lo and behold, YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE comes up. When he sees a photo of you, he creepily rejoices, fights a few urges and ultimately takes matters a little further.
Cue the goosebumps.
Jason Zada, the director of the scary clip, told the Times that the horror short is attracting attention because of its novelty. He also thinks that it touches upon our concerns about private information and how it could be misused if it falls into the wrong hands.
"When you see your personal information in an environment where you normally wouldn't, it creates a strong emotional response," he said. "It's tied into the fears about privacy and personal info that we have now that we live online."
Be rest assured, however. Zada says he's not doing anything with our information. It's purely for fun and entertainment purposes.
If anything, though, it may succeed in making people think twice before clicking that infamous 'share' button.
Arriving just in time for Halloween, the web site Take This Lollipop is spreading like wildfire online after being profiled in The New York Times.
The site asks permission to scan your Facebook page and, in turn, does a marvelous job at delivering your own private horror film that will scare the bejesus out of you. Designed to play into fears about cyber-stalking, the goal of Take This Lollipop is make its users question what kind of information, photos and data they share publicly on social networks.
Here's the scenario: After you grant the site to scan your FB page, we see a twitchy, sweaty gent (actor Bill Oberst) hovering over his PC in a dank, cramped apartment. We see him type in a faux password and lo and behold, YOUR FACEBOOK PROFILE comes up. When he sees a photo of you, he creepily rejoices, fights a few urges and ultimately takes matters a little further.
Cue the goosebumps.
Jason Zada, the director of the scary clip, told the Times that the horror short is attracting attention because of its novelty. He also thinks that it touches upon our concerns about private information and how it could be misused if it falls into the wrong hands.
"When you see your personal information in an environment where you normally wouldn't, it creates a strong emotional response," he said. "It's tied into the fears about privacy and personal info that we have now that we live online."
Be rest assured, however. Zada says he's not doing anything with our information. It's purely for fun and entertainment purposes.
If anything, though, it may succeed in making people think twice before clicking that infamous 'share' button.
I personally got creeped out by it so much. XD It doesn't actually do anything with your information and just uses it for the movie. I uninstalled the app though, but it certainly was a good scare lol.
